Donald Leroy TroutmanAge: 81 years1926–2008
- Name
- Donald Leroy Troutman
- Given names
- Donald Leroy
- Surname
- Troutman
 Birth | June 23, 1926 40 39 |
 Death of a mother | Mary Mae McGehee May 23, 1929 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Deliah Warner April 27, 1933 (Age 6 years) |
| Education | 1937 Ten Sleep Public School Class Photo 1937 (Age 10 years)School or college: Ten Sleep Public School |
| Education | 1940 Ten Sleep Public School Class Photo March 29, 1940 (Age 13 years)School or college: Ten Sleep Public School |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Michael Leroy Troutman February 15, 1941 (Age 14 years) |
 Residence | 1941 (Age 14 years) Address: 111 East Montana Street |
 Military | Donald Leroy Troutman Newspaper Article January 1943 January 6, 1943 (Age 16 years)Note: Article found in the newspaper: "Slip Stream Volume 1 Number 11 Page 3" in Casper, Wyoming. |
| Military | Donald Leroy Troutman Newspaper Article April 1943 April 7, 1943 (Age 16 years)Note: Article found in the newspaper: "Slip Stream Volume 1 Number 24 Page 4" in Casper, Wyoming. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Military | WW2 Draft July 23, 1946 (Age 20 years)Associate: Jean Reigh Ralston
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| Military | Donald Leroy Troutman Military Records between October 11, 1944 and January 1, 1949 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Harriette A “Hattie” Howell November 21, 1945 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Residence | 1956 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Olive Fern Hooper July 10, 1958 (Age 32 years) |
| Residence | 1963 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Ovella Audrey Hooper October 1978 (Age 52 years) |
| Residence | 1980 (Age 53 years) |
| Company Information | Donald Troutman CEO - Anchor Steel Inc 1991 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Luther Wayne Hooper April 8, 1995 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Vivian L Hooper February 12, 1996 (Age 69 years) |
| Residence | 2001 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Jean Reigh Ralston October 16, 2006 (Age 80 years) |
| Event | Jean Reigh Ralston October 2006 (Age 80 years) |
| Residence | 2007 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | February 15, 2008 (Age 81 years) |
| Obituary | Donald Leroy Troutman Death Notice 2008 February 21, 2008 (6 days after death) |
 Burial | Note: Several years after his death in 2008, his ashes were scattered in the ocean in San Diego, California. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Michael Leroy Troutman Birth: August 26, 1885 36 31 — Kansas, United States Death: February 15, 1941 — Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Mae McGehee Birth: May 2, 1887 19 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 23, 1929 — Eldorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: between 1921 and 1925 — |
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6 years himself |
Donald Leroy Troutman Birth: June 23, 1926 40 39 — El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: February 15, 2008 — Chico, Butte, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Bertha Jane Ritter |
| father |
Michael Leroy Troutman Birth: August 26, 1885 36 31 — Kansas, United States Death: February 15, 1941 — Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States |
| step-mother |
Bertha Jane Ritter Birth: June 7, 1882 44 39 — Clear Creek Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States Death: April 7, 1966 — Cascade, Montana, United States |
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Marriage: October 19, 1920 — Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States |
| Mother’s family with Luther Erie Hooper |
| step-father |
Luther Erie Hooper Birth: February 13, 1882 22 27 — Alpena, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: 1918 — Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Mary Mae McGehee Birth: May 2, 1887 19 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 23, 1929 — Eldorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1905 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Olive Fern Hooper Birth: May 15, 1906 24 19 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States Death: July 10, 1958 — Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Vivian L Hooper Birth: April 16, 1908 26 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 12, 1996 — Grove, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Ovella Audrey Hooper Birth: July 27, 1910 28 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 1978 — El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Luther Wayne Hooper Birth: September 30, 1913 31 26 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: April 8, 1995 — Jefferson, Colorado, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edmund Ralston |
| step-father |
Edmund Ralston Birth: about 1870 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Mae McGehee Birth: May 2, 1887 19 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 23, 1929 — Eldorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: between 1918 and 1920 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Jean Reigh Ralston Birth: June 2, 1920 50 33 — Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: October 16, 2006 — El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Donald Leroy Troutman Birth: June 23, 1926 40 39 — El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: February 15, 2008 — Chico, Butte, California, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Michael Leroy Troutman - Household
Burns Road Lincoln, Butler, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Michael Leroy Troutman - Household
Tensleep, Wyoming
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| Military | Article found in the newspaper: "Slip Stream Volume 1 Number 11 Page 3" in Casper, Wyoming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Article found in the newspaper: "Slip Stream Volume 1 Number 24 Page 4" in Casper, Wyoming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Recollections from Bruce Troutman (his son)
When my Grandfather (Michael LeRoy Troutman) died in 1941, that left my Dad an orphan. My Dad’s mother (Mary Mae) had passed away in 1929 when he was just 3 years old.
He told me that after 1941, he moved around and was taken care of by various Aunts and Uncles. He also told me that he joined the service, first the Army then the Navy.
Since he really had nowhere to go, he told me that he spoke to the Enlistment Officer about his situation. Since my Dad was big for his 15 years, he and the Enlistment Officer decided to record his official birthday on the Draft Records as June 23, 1923 instead of June 23, 1926. So, when he filled out his initial military paperwork on June 30, 1942, it showed his age as being 19 years old instead of the 16 years he really was. This Draft Record shows his next of kin as being Everett Davis (husband of his step-sister, Vivian).
Newspaper records show that he was a Private at a Casper, Wyoming military facility. He told me that he earned several sharpshooter medals.
On July 23, 1946 my Dad has another Draft Card showing his next of kin as step-sister, Jean Miller.
I am not sure how long he stayed in the Army as he didn’t talk too much about the war effort. He did tell me that he later joined the Navy and was stationed Guam where he was a Butcher. He also said he got some construction experience while working as a Sea Bee.
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| Burial | Several years after his death in 2008, his ashes were scattered in the ocean in San Diego, California. |