PVT Donald Basqume "Don" "Bass" Trolinder
1922 - 1979 (57 years)-
Name Donald Basqume "Don" "Bass" Trolinder Prefix PVT Birth 27 Apr 1922 Tipton, Tillman, OK 
- Born 27 April 1922 in Tipton, Oklahoma per himself on his WWII DRC.
Gender Male Death 28 Dec 1979 Spearman, Hansford, TX - Texas, Death Certificates
Name: Don Bass Trolinder
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1922
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: 204 S. Archer, Spearman, Hansford, Texas
Occupation: Carpenter
Father: John L Trolinder
Mother: Elsie Herring
Marital Status: Divorced
SS#: 463-12-0639
Age at Death: 57
Death Date: 28 Dec 1979
Death Place: Spearman, Hansford, Texas, USA
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Informant: Ina Mae Ferrell (Sister)
Burial Date/Place: 2 Jan 1980 / Gruver Cemetery, Gruver, TX
Texas Death Index
Name: Don Trolinder
Death Date: 28 Dec 1979
Death County: Hansford
Gender: Male
U.S., Social Security Death Index
Name: Don Trolinder
SSN: 463-12-0639
BORN: 26 Apr 1922
Last Benefit: 79081, Spearman, Hansford, Texas, United States of America
Died: Dec 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
Burial 2 Jan 1980 Gruver, Hansford, TX - Burial: Gruver Cemetery
Gruver, Hansford County, Texas, USA
Inscription: Don B Tolinder US Army World War II Apr 26 1922 Dec 28 1979
It appears his birthdate of 26 Apr 1922 on his headstone may be in error. His WWII DRC and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index both state 27 April 1922.
Person ID I26859 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 9 Oct 2022
Father John Luther Trolinder, b. 4 May 1884, Bell County, TX d. Feb 1969, Stonewall County, TX (Age 84 years) Mother Elsie Jane "Missouri" Herring, b. 9 Aug 1896, Stonewall County, TX d. 29 Nov 1973, Spearman, Hansford, TX (Age 77 years) Family ID F9505 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ruth Elizabeth Weakley, b. 9 Mar 1928, Madera County, CA d. 17 Aug 1976, Madera County, CA (Age 48 years) Children + 1. John Bass Trolinder + 2. Donna May Trolinder, b. 10 Nov 1944, Madera County, CA d. 19 Jul 2009 (Age 64 years)3. Donald Wesley "Don" Trolinder, b. 6 Jun 1946, Contra Costa County, CA d. 6 Jun 1946, Contra Costa County, CA (Age 0 years)Family ID F14206 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Family 2 Bernice Mae Drechsler, b. 13 Oct 1936, Humboldt County, CA Children + 1. Timothy John Trolinder Family ID F7172 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2017
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Event Map 
Death - 28 Dec 1979 - Spearman, Hansford, TX 
Burial - 2 Jan 1980 - Gruver, Hansford, TX = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
Death Certificate
WWII DRC
WWII DRC
Headstones 
Gruver Cemetery
Gruver, Hansford, TX
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Notes - U.S., World War II Draft Card
Name: Don Bass Trolinder
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1922
Birth Place: Tipton, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
Employer: Richmond Shipyard Number 2
Height: 6
Weight: 156
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: J L Trolinder
Household Members Age Relationship
Don Bass Trolinder 20 Self (Head)
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Record
Name: Don B Trolinder
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1922
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Contra Costa, California
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled welders and flame cutters
Enlistment Date: 25 May 1943
Enlistment Place: San Francisco, California
Service Number: 39046668
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 43
Weight: 090
New York, Passenger Lists
Name: Don B Trolinder
Arrival Date: 21 Aug 1945
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Search Ship Database: Search for the Queen Mary in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Don Bass Trolinder
[Don Trolinder]
SSN: 463120639
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1920
Birth Place: Marietta Lov, Oklahoma
Death Date: Dec 1979
Father: John L Trolinder
Mother: Elsie M Herring
Type of Claim: Change in DOB.
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as DON BASS TROLINDER; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as DON TROLINDER
- U.S., World War II Draft Card