Travis Frederick Haslip
Private First Class, U.S. Army
March 21, 1987 - May 19, 2007
Killed in Action - Operation Iraqi Freedom

A native of Pontiac, Michigan, Travis had been a resident of Ooltewah since 1990. He attended Ooltewah High School, Collegedale Academy and Chattanooga State. He attended Ooltewah Seventh Day Adventist Church.

PFC Haslip joined the Army on December 29, 2005 and completed One Station Unit Training (OSUT) as an Infantryman at Fort Benning, GA. Upon completion of OSUT, PFC Haslip was assigned to Alpha Company "Annihilators”, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), Texas. In October 2006 PFC Haslip deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. PFC Haslip was killed by Enemy Forces in Baghdad, Iraq on May 19, 2007.

PFC Haslip was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Marksmanship Badge, and Combat Infantryman Badge.

PFC Haslip is buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery in Sec BB Site 441-C.