Alaska Highway. H&S Company and Section HQ at Fort St. John, Canada. Born: 18 March 1909, Spencer, Henry County, VA. Died: 10 October 1985, Stuart, Patrick County, VA. Enlisted 6 May 1942 and discharged 19 Juine 1946.
Education: Four years college with engineering degree. His draft card lists his civilian occupation in the US Department of Agriculture with the Soil Conservation Service.
His father was Gordon Lee Trent (1878-1968), a merchant at a general store. His mother was Ella Francis Griggs (1882-1942). He married Beatrice Irene Palmer (1909-2001) on 3 July 1935 in Martinsville, VA.
Serial # O-269453