RANGERS Trenkle, Fred William

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Trenkle ​

• FORENAME

Fred William​

• UNIT

2nd Ranger Battalion (Company E)​

• RANK

1st Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

1322820​

• AWARD

Bronze Star ​

• PLACE

Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 23.01.1915, Bloomington, Illinois, USA​

father Fred W. Trenkle (1878-1955)​

mother Agnes (nee Sheahan) Trenkle (1884-1968)​

4 years college​

civil occupation Salesman and sales agent​

employed by Armour & Company​

16.10.1940 draft card Bloomington, Illinois​

16.08.1941 married Lois Mae (nee Anderson) (1917-1982)​

daughter Patricia​

sons Henry & Tim​

married upon enlistment​

01.10.1942 entered service Peoria, Illinois​

retired as CEO of BlueBird Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

10.12.1983 married Elizabeth Jane (nee Lee) Trenkle (1921-2002)​

died 20.03.1984 aged 69​

Saint Marys Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, USA​

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[Tim Trenkle]

Fred Trenkle's son named Tim. Not Ken.

 

[Tim Trenkle]

Other son is Henry

 

[Tim Trenkle]

Fred Trenkle retired aa CEO of Bluebird, Inc
Philadelphia, Pa

 

[Craig Robertson]

Thanks Tim, i've amended above.
The details were taken from newspaper obituaries.
Any other change, let me know.
Best regards, Craig