Rockingham County: Trobaugh, George D

personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead

virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission

part-i-personal-data

first-name: George

middle-name: D.

last-name: Trobaugh

suffix:

home-address: Mt. Crawford, Va.

county: Rockingham

birthplace: Dayton, Virginia

date-of-birth: 1921-12-02

race: White

sex: Male

height-ft: 5

height-ins: 10

weight-lbs: 160

marital-status: Single

wife-maiden-name-or-husband

first-name:

middle-name:

last-name:

suffix:

place-of-marriage:

date-of-marriage:

children-1:

date-of-birth-1:

children-2:

date-of-birth-2:

children-3:

date-of-birth-3:

children-4:

date-of-birth-4:

education

elementary-years: 7

high-school-years: 1

college-years:

other:

degrees:

occupation: Factory work

religious-affiliation: Member of M.E. Church

citizen-of-what-nation: U.S.A.

father-s-name

first-name: William

middle-name: Otis

last-name: Trobaugh

suffix:

mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Mary

middle-name: Ellen

last-name: May

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Inducted

date-of-entry: 1942-09-21

place-of-entry: Roanoke, Va.

rank-at-entry: Private

first-served: Army Intelligence Corps

branch-of-service: Army

service-number: 33,212,059

previous-military-education-training-and-service: none

trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Lee - Camp Lee, Va. Ft. McClellan - Alabama Camp Miles Standish - Taunton, Mass.

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Private

information-about-overseas-service: "The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that it has now been officially determined that your son, Private George D. Trobaugh who was previously reported missing in action on February 2, 1943, lost his life as a result of enemy action in the North Atlantic, on February 3, 1943."

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Received medal for marksmanship

circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action

area-of-place-of-death: North Atlantic

date-of-death: 1943-02-03

any-other-details-known:

photograph: Yes

next-of-kin

prefix:

first-name: William

middle-name: Otis

last-name: Trobaugh

suffix:

address: Mt. Crawford

relationship: Father

people-supplying-this-information

prefix:

first-name: William

middle-name: O.

last-name: Trobaugh

suffix:

address: Mt. Crawford, Va.

people-submitting-this-information

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Harry

middle-name: O.

last-name: Trobaugh

suffix:

address: Penn Laird, Va.