TRAPNELL, Vice Admiral Frederick Mackay^[1]

1902 - 1975  (72 years)

• Name	TRAPNELL, Frederick Mackay
  Prefix	Vice Admiral
  Birth	9 Jul 1902	El Mora, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	US Naval Academy 1923  [2]
  Research Notes	Frederick Mackay Trapnell page on Davis-Monthan Aviation Field Register: http://www.dmairfield.com/people/trapnell_fm/
  Obituary	From Detroit Free Press Feb 2, 1975: Vice-Adm. (retired) Frederick Mckay Trapnell, 72, who commanded the aircraft carriers Breton and Coral Sea in the Pacific in World War II. A 1923 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served on the dirigibles Akron and Macon and in the later 20s was a member of an aerial acrobatic team. Died in San Diego.  [3]
  Residence	1910	Elizabeth Ward 10, Union, New Jersey   [1]
  Death	Jan 1975	San Diego, CA, USA   [2, 4]
  Notes	Navy test pilot. Instrumental in establishing a formalized course of instruction for test pilots and forming the US Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River. Retired as Rear Admiral. [2]
  Person ID	I988	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	TRAPNELL, Benjamin,   b. 28 Aug 1867, Charles Town, WV d. 29 Apr 1926, Charles Town, WV (Age 58 years)
  Mother	PROBASCO, Ada,   b. 29 May 1874, Urbana, Champaign, OH, USA d. Oct 1941, Richmond, VA, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1899	Washington, DC   [5, 6]
  Albums		Trapnell Family (265) Descendants of Joseph Trapnell (1775-1870) and related lines
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	MOFFITT, Alice
  Marriage	10 Jun 1936
  Children	1. TRAPNELL, Herbert Wallace
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	BELCHER, Mary Elizabeth
  Marriage	28 Dec 1929	San Diego, CA   [5]
  Divorce	Bef 1937  [7]
  Children	1. TRAPNELL, Frederick Mackay   2. TRAPNELL, Herbert Wallace
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jul 1902 - El Mora, New Jersey Residence - 1910 - Elizabeth Ward 10, Union, New Jersey Marriage - 28 Dec 1929 - San Diego, CA Death - Jan 1975 - San Diego, CA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Frederick Trapnell Obit 1975 Vice-Adm. (retired) Frederick Mckay Trapnell, 72, who commanded .the aircraft carriers Breton and Coral Sea in the Pacific in World War II. A 1923 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served on the dirigibles Akron and Macon and in the later 20s was a member of an aerial acrobatic team. Died in San Diego.

  
  

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  [S14] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,. [S305] Sally Trapnell Warthen Tree. [S864] Vice-Adm (retired) Frederick McKay Trapnell. [S185] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants -- 1992 Update, (1992). [S72] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants, (1964). [S277] Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Married Oct 25 1899, Washington DC. [S723] Farrell-Trapnell.