PVT William James Trolinger

Male 1907 - 1970  (63 years)


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  • Name William James Trolinger 
    Prefix PVT 
    Birth 9 Jun 1907  Waverly, Humphreys, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records
      Name: William James Trolinger
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 9 Jun 1907
      Birth Place: Waverly, Humphreys
      Father: James Henry Trolinger
      Father Birthplace: TN
      Mother: Myrtle Breeden
      Mother Birthplace: TN
      Present Address: R.F.D. #2 Dickson, TN
      Signature of Registrant: "William James Trolinger"
      Approved Date of Certificate of Delayed Birth: 24 Jan 1950
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Sep 1970  Dickson County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dickson, Dickson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Union Cemetery
      Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
    Person ID I23490  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 

    Father James Henry Trollinger,   b. 23 Apr 1873, Rutherford, Gibson, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1946, Dickson County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Vivian Breeden,   b. 18 Oct 1883, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1966, Dickson, Dickson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F8150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Virginia Grey McColpin,   b. 23 Aug 1909   d. 8 Dec 2000 (Age 91 years) 
    Divorce
    • Divorced, with dependents per his WWII Army enlistment record.
    Children 
     1. Mary Frances Trolinger
    Family ID F18482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jun 1907 - Waverly, Humphreys, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Sep 1970 - Dickson County, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dickson, Dickson, TN Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      Last name spelled "Trolinger" on his headstone.

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: W J Trollinger
      Age: 12
      Birth Year: abt 1908
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Home in 1920: Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: James H Trollinger
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's Name: Myrtle W Trollinger
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: William J Trollinger
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1908
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: District 5, Dickson, Tennessee
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: James H Trollinger
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's name: Mirtle Trollinger
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
      Name: William J Trolinger
      Birth Year: 1907
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
      State of Residence: Tennessee
      County or City: Dickson
      Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1942
      Enlistment State: Georgia
      Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe
      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: Civil Life
      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
      Marital Status: Divorced, with dependents
      Height: 68
      Weight: 143

      U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
      Name: William J Trolinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White/Mexican (White)
      Rank: Enlisted Man
      Admission Age: 35
      Birth Date: abt 1907
      Birth Place: USA
      Admission Date: Sep 1942
      Admission Place: Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia
      Discharge Date: May 1943
      Military Branch: Others, unassigned and unspecified
      Diagnosis: Diagnosis: [withheld by NARA]; Diagnosis: [withheld by NARA]
      Injured in Line of Duty: Not in Line of Duty, existed prior to entry into service
      Type of Discharge: Disch for disability in LOD, Sec II [may also incl Disch for Disab (not LOD & existed prior to svc) or Cert of Disab Disch, Misconduct for part of Feb, March & Apr (1943) disp cases]
      Length of Service: Less than 1 month
      Service Number: 34365830