TRAPNELL, Vice Admiral Frederick Mackay

TRAPNELL, Vice Admiral Frederick Mackay[1]

Male 1902 - 1975  (72 years)

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  • Name TRAPNELL, Frederick Mackay 
    Prefix Vice Admiral 
    Birth 9 Jul 1902  El Mora, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death Jan 1975  San Diego, CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1926, Charles Town, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother PROBASCO, Ada,   b. 29 May 1874, Urbana, Champaign, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1941, Richmond, VA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1899  Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Albums
    Trapnell Family
    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 16 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 BELCHER, Mary Elizabeth 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1929  San Diego, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jul 1902 - El Mora, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Elizabeth Ward 10, Union, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Dec 1929 - San Diego, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jan 1975 - San Diego, CA, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Documents
    Frederick Trapnell Obit 1975
    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.

  • Sources 
    1. [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,.

    2. [S305] Sally Trapnell Warthen Tree.

    3. [S864] Vice-Adm (retired) Frederick McKay Trapnell.

    4. [S185] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants -- 1992 Update, (1992).

    5. [S72] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants, (1964).

    6. [S277] Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Married Oct 25 1899, Washington DC.

    7. [S723] Farrell-Trapnell.



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