V2 THE TRINITY JOURNAL VETERANS DAY

 NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Honoring locals who served our country

country in WORLD WAR I

WWI
World War I, called the Great War at the time, was a global war
originating in Europe lasting from July 28, 1914, to November
11, 1918. The United States declared war on Germany on April
6, 1917. Described at the time as the “war to end all wars,”
it led to the mobilization of more than 70 million military
personnel. An estimated 9 million combatants and 7 million
civilians died as a direct result of the war. The war was also
considered a contributory factor in a number of genocides
and the 1918 influenza epidemic, which caused between 50
to 100 million deaths worldwide. It precipitated major political
changes between the years 1917 to 1923, including revolutions
in many of the nations involved in WWI. Unresolved rivalries
between some European countries at the end of the conflict
contributed to the start of the Second World War.

James E. Brannan Franklin Trimble Edward H. Mortensen Irvin Scott Lynton H. Scott Joseph Brigham Thomas
U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army
1917-1919 1917-1919 1917-1919 1918 -1919 1918 -1919 1918
James Brannan served as Franklin Love Trimble, Known in his unit as Slim, William Irvin Scott served Lynton Scott contracted Longtime resident of
a wagoner in the 144th age 22, enlisted with his Mortensen, center, served with the 399th Engineers influenza and pneumonia Lewiston, served in the
Field Artillery with the brothers on June 6, 1917. in France as a wagoneer as part of the American while serving in England 3rd Battalion/55th Engi-
American Expeditionary He served in the artillery during World War I. Expeditionary Forces. and died, age 22, at Camp neers at the Presidio of
Forces to France in 1918. out of Camp Kearney. Kearny, Calif. after being San Francisco.
shipped home to recover.

Charles Trimble Franklin Trimble Fredrick Trimble James Trimble

U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army
1917-1919 1917-1919 1917-1919 1917-1919
Charles Monroe Trimble, Franklin Love Trimble, Frederick Valentine Trim- James Adams Trimble,
age 32, enlisted with his age 22, enlisted with his ble, although under age age 29, enlisted with his
brothers on June 6, 1917. brothers on June 6, 1917. at 17, enlisted with his brothers on June 6, 1917.
He served in the artillery He served in the artillery brothers on June 6, 1917. He served as an engineer
out of Camp Kearney. out of Camp Kearney. He served as an engineer out of Fort McDowell.
out of Fort McDowell.

Honoring locals who served our country

country in WORLD WAR II

WWII
World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
The vast majority of the world’s countries, including all the great
powers, eventually formed two opposing military alliances:
the Allies: Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. vs. the Axis: Ger-
many, Italy and Japan. The United States became involved in
the fighting after the bombing of the Pearl Harbor Navel Base
on Dec. 7, 1941. Italian forces surrendered on Oct. 13, 1943,
the German armies on May 7, 1945, and the Japanese on Aug.
15, 1945. World War II directly involved more than 100 million
people from over 30 countries. It was the deadliest conflict in
human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities. It included
massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing,
premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the first
use of nuclear weapons in war.

Robert Abrott Samuel Victor Baslee Donald H Bell Louis E. Berg Albert E. Bramlet Melvin D. Brown
U.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Marines U.S. Navy U.S. Navy U.S. Navy 1944-1946
1942-1945 1942-1945 1942-1945 1943-1946 1944-1945 Served during WWII
Robert Abrott enlisted in Served in a Mortuary Affairs Infantry scout sniper instruc- Served as a turret gunner Served as an electrician’s aboard the USS Engstrom
the Navy after graduating Company and his primary tor at scout sniper school. in an Avenger torpedo mate in the South Pacific. in the Asiatic Pacific
high school in 1942 and duty was to retrieve fallen Wounded in the South bomber in the Pacific against the Japanese.
served actively until 1945 soldiers on the battlefield. Pacific. Theater. Worked at the U.S. Naval
when he was discharged He took part in the landing Weapons Station in
and became an active and battle on Omaha Beach Concord, CA after the war.
Navy reserve officer.