SSGT William Jasper Trollinger, III

SSGT William Jasper Trollinger, III

Male 1924 - 2010  (86 years)

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  • Name William Jasper Trollinger 
    Prefix SSGT 
    Suffix III 
    Nickname Bill 
    Birth 17 Jun 1924  Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jul 2010  Lusby, Calvert, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: William J. Trollinger
      SSN: 578-20-3652
      Last Residence: 20657 Lusby, Calvert, Maryland
      Born: 17 Jun 1924
      Died: 11 Jul 2010
      State(Year) SSN issued: District of Columbia (Before 1951)
    Burial Arlington, Arlington, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
      Plot: SECTION 7-PP ROW 20 SITE 1
      Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
    Person ID I20745  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2022 

    Father PVT William Jasper Trollinger, II,   b. 29 Aug 1889, Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1953, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary Alice Jeffreys,   b. 7 Jul 1895, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1987, Fairfax, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F7360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peggy Ann Maddox 
    Children 
     1. William Jasper Trollinger, IV,   b. 5 Oct 1952, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 2010, Prince Frederick, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Mary Crystal Trollinger
     3. Alice Dawn Trollinger
    Family ID F7153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jun 1924 - Richmond, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jul 2010 - Lusby, Calvert, MD Link to Google Earth
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    William Jasper Trollinger III
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    Sergt. William J. Trollinger Wins Air Medal in Pacific
    Sergt. William J. Trollinger Wins Air Medal in Pacific
    Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 13, 1943, Page A-18, Image 18
    Another Former Keesler Soldier is Honored
    Another Former Keesler Soldier is Honored
    ANOTHER FOR3IER KEESLER SOLDIER IS HONORED Another young man -who learned his basic soldiering at Keesler Field has been honored for bravery and courage under fire recent War Department and newspaper stories reveal He is S Sgt William J Trol-linger Jr 19 Washington DC Sergeant Trollinger has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in shooting down three Japanese planes out of a group of five over the Celebes last July 21 Sergeant Trollinger took his basic training at Keesler in the summer of 1942 leaving here in mid-August for gunnery school at Las Vegas Nevada He took his technical training at Lowry Field Denver Colo.

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    Sun Herald
    Biloxi, Mississippi
    17 Jan 1944, Mon • Page 7

  • Notes 
    • Name: William J Trollinger Jr
      Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, Citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Virginia State of Residence: Virginia
      Enlistment Date: 16 Jul 1942 Enlistment State: District of Columbia
      Enlistment City: Washington
      Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps
      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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in production of bakery products, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 Weight: 152

      Trollinger, William Jasper, III
      Birth: 1924-06-17 in Richmond, Virginia
      Residence: Lusby, Maryland
      Death: Sunday, July 11, 2010
      William Jasper Trollinger, III, 86, passed away on July 11, 2010 at his residence in Lusby, MD. He was formerly from Ft. Washington, MD. He was born on June 17, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia to the late William Jasper Trollinger, Jr. and Mary Alice Trollinger nee Jefferys.

      He joined the United States Army Air Corp on July 16th, 1942 and was stationed at New Guinea, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe; he was honorably discharged on September 9th, 1945 from Ft. George G. Meade, MD as a Staff Sergeant. He worked for the Washington, D. C. Fire Department for twenty eight years, having served on Rescue Squad #1 until his retirement in 1973. Mr. Trollinger was a sixty year Life member of the Oxon Hill Masonic Lodge and a member of the Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. He was the former Chief of the Rescue Squad and a member of the Dive Rescue Team.

      He is survived by his wife Peggy Trollinger of Lusby, MD; son W. Jasper Trollinger, IV of Hollywood, MD; daughters Mary Trollinger of Charlotte Hall, MD and Alice and her husband Ron Posey of Nanjemoy, MD; six grandchildren Lacy, Tara, Billy, Jason, Aaron and Jesse; two great grandchildren Ashley and Heath. He was preceded in death by his two brothers and three sisters.

      The family received friends on Friday, July 16, from 11:00 to 2:00 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD, Funeral services was held at 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Father Joseph Trollinger officiating.

      Interment was private.

      Should friends contributions may be made in his memory to Calvert Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, donation are encouraged online at www.calverthospice.org or to the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201,or online at www.heart.org .

      Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.