SP6 Charles Frederick Drollinger, Jr.

1923 - 1988  (65 years)

• Name	Charles Frederick Drollinger
  Prefix	SP6
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	2 Jul 1923	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Oct 1988	El Paso, TX
  	El Paso County Texas death certificate lists father as Charles Frederick Drollinger and mother as Alma Seel, wife as Jean Lake, informant as Francisco Atilano. Name: Charles Frederick Jr Drollinger Service Info.: SP6 US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM Birth Date: 2 Jul 1923 Death Date: 14 Oct 1988 Service Start Date: 12 Sep 1945 Interment Date: 18 Oct 1988 Cemetery: Ft. Bliss National Cemetery Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6342 5200 Fred Wilson Street Fort Bliss, TX 77906 Buried At: Section H Site 2537 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Charles Fredrick Drollinger [Charles Fredrick Drollinger Jr] SSN: 207185843 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Jul 1923 Birth Place: Pitt Alley, Pennsylvania [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] Death Date: Oct 1988 Father: Charles F Drollinger Mother: Alma Seel Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as CHARLES FREDRICK DROLLINGER; Nov 1942: Name listed as CHARLES FREDRICK DROLLINGER JR; 06 Dec 1988: Name listed as CHARLES F DROLLINGER
  Burial	El Paso, El Paso, TX
  	DROLLINGER, CHARLES FREDERICK JR SP6 US ARMY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 09/12/1945 - 06/01/1971 DATE OF BIRTH: 07/02/1923 DATE OF DEATH: 10/14/1988 DATE OF INTERMENT: 10/18/1988 BURIED AT: SECTION H SITE 2537 FT. BLISS NATIONAL CEMETERY P.O. BOX 6342 5200 FRED WILSON STREET FORT BLISS , TX 77906 (915) 564-0201 (700) 570-6181
  Person ID	I2185	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Frederick Drollinger,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Allegheny City, PA d. 21 Dec 1981, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Alma Matilda Seel,   b. 31 Jan 1894, West Etna, PA d. 13 May 1972, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean "Jennie" Fuller,   b. 6 Mar 1901, England d. 2 Jul 1994, El Paso, El Paso, TX (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1948	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA
  	Jean M Lake mentioned in the record of Charles F Drollinger and Jean M Lake Name Charles F Drollinger Titles and Terms Jr Event Type Marriage Event Date 10 Apr 1948 Event Place , Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Spouse's Name Jean M Lake CITING THIS RECORD "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHXJ-6X4 : accessed 12 April 2016), Charles F Drollinger and Jean M Lake, 10 Apr 1948; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 2,033,208. Jean M Lake in the Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 Name: Jean M Lake [Jean M Byers] Gender: Female Age: 44 Birth Date: abt 1904 Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1948 Marriage Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Father: James Byers Mother: Ora Oda Clauson Spouse: Charles F Drollinger Film Number: 002033208
  Documents		Marriage License
  Family ID	F3270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jul 1923 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA Marriage - 10 Apr 1948 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA Death - 14 Oct 1988 - El Paso, TX Burial - - El Paso, El Paso, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  I was very young when my cousin Charles went back into the army. He got out 2 Jan 1946 and went back in 27 Jul 1948 according to the dates on his DD 214s (Report of Seperation from the Armed Forces of the United States). While out of the service he worked as a laborer for Oswald and Hess meat packers in Pittsburgh. My dad and I were visiting him at my grandmother's house on Hemphill street as he packed and he gave me 3 books of Randy Starr and the Air Circus. I never saw him after that but always had the idea of some day meeting up and exchanging stories of military life. It was a shock to me when I heard of his death. His life was one of those that are often on soap operas. The woman he married was one his father had been caught having sex with by his mother. The how and why of his marriage to her we was found recently. Needless to say this marriage alienated him from the rest of the family. He joined the U.S. Army 17 Feb 1943, saw service in the European Theater of Operations. He remained in the Army as a career soldier for 28 years. He was a squad leader in C Company 17th Infantry Regiment during the Korean Conflict. He finished up his career as a helicopter repairman in C Troop 7th Bn 17th Cavalry, ETSing 31 May 1971. He died Oct 1987 and is buried in the National Cemetery Fort Bliss Texas. From my recollections he was in the 26th Inf Div at Christmas of 1944, this was a card with the division patch on the front. Since moving I have not been able to locate the card. The division had 4 campaign stars. Receipt of DD214s reveals the following WWII service. MM 1944 M1 rifle, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, WWII Victory Medal, PFC, departure for France 27 Aug 1944, lapel button issued. Korean war service, UNSM, KSM, GCM 3rd award, NDSM, NDSM 1st OLC, Driver and Mechanic Badge, Aircrewman Badge, 4 Overseas Bars. Vietnam service, GCM 4th award, VCM, VSM. WWII service HQ Co 1st BN 101st Inf Reg, 26th Inf Div, short version of Division history is as follows: ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP Assigned Attached Assigned Attached 24 Aug 44 Ninth ETOUSA 28 Aug 44 Ninth 12th 5 Sep 44 III Ninth 12th 28 Sep 44 (-) Third 12th Patton's 1 Oct 44 XII Third 12th 12 Dec 44 III Third 12th 28 Jan 45 XX Third 12th 23 Mar 45 XII Third 12th DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY 7 Sep 44 Valognes Staging Area (Division landed directly in France. Did not go to U.K.) Manche France 30 Sep 44 Aumeville-Lestre Manche France 4 Oct 44 Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne France 6 Oct 44 Hoeville Meurthe-et-Moselle France Nov 44 Arracourt Meurthe-et-Moselle France 10 Nov 44 Vic-sur-Seille Moselle France 13 Nov 44 Hampont Moselle France 19 Nov 44 Wuiss Moselle France 21 Nov 44 Bessingen Moselle France 7 Nov 44 Albenstroff Moselle France 2 Dec 44 Altweiler Moselle France 5 Dec 44 Saarunion Bas-Rhin France 8 Dec 44 Ormingen Bas-Rhin France 10 Dec 44 Achen Bas-Rhin France 13 Dec 44 Metz Moselle France 19 Dec 44 Eischen Luxembourg 22 Dec 44 Redange Luxembourg 25 Dec 44 Grosbous Luxembourg 30 Dec 44 Donnal Luxembourg 8 Jan 45 Eschdorf Luxembourg 20 Jan 45 Bavigne Luxembourg 22 Jan 45 Doncols Luxembourg 24 Jan 45 Boevange Luxembourg 28 Jan 45 Boulay-Moselle Moselle France 7 Mar 45 Saarburg Rhineland Germany 9 Mar 45 Serrig Rhineland Germany 17 Mar 45 Brotsdorf Pfalz Germany 17 Mar 45 Buprich Pfalz Germany 18 Mar 45 Huttersdorf Pfalz Germany 19 Mar 45 Dirmingen Pfalz Germany 20 Mar 45 Ottweiler Pfalz Germany 21 Mar 45 Landstuhl Pfalz Germany 23 Mar 45 Niederolm Pfalz Germany 25 Mar 45 Leeheim Pfalz Germany 26 Mar 45 Darmstadt Pfalz Germany 27 Mar 45 Jugesheim Hessen Germany 30 Mar 45 Hanau Hessen-Nassau Germany 31 Mar 45 Vonhausen Hessen Germany 31 Mar 45 Waldensberg Hessen Germany 1 Apr 45 Hosenfel Hessen-Nassau Germany 3 Apr 45 Fulda Hessen-Nassau Germany 4 Apr 45 Ceisa Thuringia Germany 5 Apr 45 Rossdorf Thuringia Germany 7 Apr 45 Suhl Thuringia Germany 11 Apr 45 Schleusingen Thuringia Germany 12 Apr 45 Schalkau Thuringia Germany 13 Apr 45 Sonneberg Thuringia Germany 15 Apr 45 Wallensfels Bavaria Germany 16 Apr 45 Helmbrechts Bavaria Germany 19 Apr 45 Stammbach Bavaria Germany 20 Apr 45 Kemnath Bavaria Germany 21 Apr 45 Pressath Bavaria Germany 22 Apr 45 Freihung Bavaria Germany 23 Apr 45 Schwartzenfeld Bavaria Germany 24 Apr 45 Bodenwohr Bavaria Germany 25 Apr 45 Falkenstein Bavaria Germany 26 Apr 45 Mitterfels Bavaria Germany 27 Apr 45 Egg Bavaria Germany 29 Apr 45 Zentig Bavaria Germany 30 Apr 45 Tittling Bavaria Germany 1 May 45 Hauzenberg Bavaria Germany 4 May 45 Lembach Bavaria Germany 6 May 45 Aigen Bavaria Germany Name: Charles Frederick Drollinger Gender: Male Birth Date: 2 Jul 1923 Death Date: 14 Oct 1988 SSN: 207185843 Branch 1: ARMY Enlistment Date 1: 1 Jan 1943 Release Date 1: 1 Jun 1971 Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950 Name: Charles F Drollinger Birth Date: 2 Jul 1923 Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Gender: Male Residence Date: 27 Apr 1950 Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA