Grogan, Travis Wayne
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Verified Chief Warrant Officer Travis Wayne Grogan, 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was a U.S. Army pilot serving in Afghanistan. He died on November 27, 2004, when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed in Bamian province.
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Chief Warrant Officer Travis Wayne Grogan, 31, was a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He served as a pilot with C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 25th Infantry Division based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The unit deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
On November 27, 2004, Grogan was piloting an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter on a reconnaissance mission in the mountainous Bamian province of central Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the aircraft crashed near the village of Deh Kipiyan. The crash killed both Grogan and his co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer John W. Engeman, 45. An investigation reportedly found no evidence of hostile fire, indicating an accident.
Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By late 2004, operations had expanded across the country, including in central provinces like Bamian, which was considered relatively stable but presented significant challenges due to its rugged, high-altitude terrain.
Following the crash, the Department of Defense announced the deaths on December 1, 2004. Grogan was posthumously promoted from Warrant Officer 1 to Chief Warrant Officer 2. His remains were returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors.
Grogan is memorialized on the 25th Infantry Division's memorial at Schofield Barracks and on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Virginia Beach Military Memorial. His name is also inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 124 of the Afghanistan Campaign Memorial Streamer at the National Infantry Museum.
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CW2 Travis Grogan was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
