CPT John Shelby Trolinger

1912 - 1978  (65 years)

• Name	John Shelby Trolinger
  Title	CPT
  Birth	3 Sep 1912	San Antonio, Bexar, TX   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Apr 1978	San Antonio, Bexar, TX
  	Social Security Death Index Name: John Trolinger SSN: 466-07-6863 Last Residence: 78025 Ingram, Kerr, Texas, United States of America Born: 3 Sep 1912 Last Benefit: 98310 Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States of America Died: Apr 1978 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
  Burial	12 Apr 1978	San Antonio, Bexar, TX
  	Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: MA, 0, 119 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Inscription: In Memory Of John S Trolinger Capt US Army World War II Korea Sep 31912 Apr 12 1978 Note: there is a cemetery memorial that reads, "The markers in this memorial area honor veterans whose remains have not been recovered or identified, were buried at sea, donated to science, or cremated and the ashes scattered"
  Person ID	I1039	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Jack Trolinger,   b. 16 May 1885, Whitesboro, Grayson, TX d. 23 Dec 1960, Mission, Hildalgo, TX (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Florence Mildred Thompson,   b. 3 Oct 1885, Moreland, Lincoln, KY d. 5 Mar 1963, Edinburg, Hidalgo, TX (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dot (Dorothy) Blair,   b. 28 Dec 1918, Belton, Bell, TX d. 25 Feb 1961, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1938	Austin, Travis, TX
  Children	1. John Shelby Trolinger, Jr.   2. Jan Trolinger,   b. 3 Sep 1947, Ft Hood, TX d. 11 Oct 1947, Stonewall County, TX (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Sep 1912 - San Antonio, Bexar, TX Marriage - 1 Apr 1938 - Austin, Travis, TX Death - 12 Apr 1978 - San Antonio, Bexar, TX Burial - 12 Apr 1978 - San Antonio, Bexar, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar, TX

  
  

• Notes

  thanks to Judith A. Trolinger, Hunt Star Route Box 234, Ingram, TX 78025 for much data on these ancestors Name: John S Trolinger Birth Year: 1912 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Texas State: Texas County or City: Travis Enlistment Date: 21 Jul 1942 Enlistment State: Texas Enlistment City: Fort Sam Houston Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge Education: 4 years of college Civil Occupation: Surveyor Marital Status: Divorced, with dependents Height: 70 Weight: 133 Name: John S Trolinger Service Info.: CAPT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 3 Sep 1912 Death Date: 12 Apr 1978 Interment Date: 12 Apr 1978 Cemetery: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road San Antonio, TX 78209 Buried At: Section MA Site 119 U.S., World War II Draft Card Name John Shelby Trolinger Gender Male Race White Age 28 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head) Birth Date 3 Sep 1912 Birth Place San Antonio, Texas, USA Residence Place Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Employer None Height 5 10 Weight 140 Complexion Dark Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown Next of Kin Jack Trolinger Household Members (Name) Age Relationship John Shelby Trolinger 28 Self (Head) Jack Trolinger Father

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed.