Christopher M. Allgaier
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Age: 33
From: Middleton, Mo.
Assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher M. Allgaier died May 30 in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy fire. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers, Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell, Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires and Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway.
Died: May 30, 2007
Service held for N.C.-based Army pilot who died in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — An Army pilot who was based in North Carolina will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery next week with other military men and women who gave their lives in service to their country.
A memorial service was held June 6 for Chief Warrant Officer Chris Allgaier at a Catholic church in Omaha, his hometown. Before his deployment, Allgaier had lived with his wife, Jennie, and their three children near Fort Bragg, N.C.
Allgaier was among five American soldiers killed during combat on May 30 in Afghanistan. U.S. military officials said the soldiers died when their helicopter crashed, apparently shot down by insurgents, in Upper Sangin Valley.
The five were assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.
Allgaier, 33, graduated with highest...