BOOK OF REMINISCENCE 1924-2023

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Lieutenant Bill Trodlier Born April 21, 1924 Died March 29, 1945

Bill was born in Sinton, Texas to Nathan and Minnie Trodlier. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas with the class of 1941. He attended Texas A&M University and was a member of the class of 1945. He was awarded a degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his officers’ commission. Bill was an inspiring leader and an outstanding soldier. His tireless devotion to duty and great loyalty to his comrades won him the respect and admiration of all who knew him. His cool fearlessness and conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy left no doubt in the minds of his men that he was their leader who could be depended upon implicity, even under the most trying circumstances. On 29 March 1945, Bill was leading his platoon on a combat patrol near the town of Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands, when he and his men were fired upon by a large number of the enemy. In an unselfish and heroic attempt to rescue one of his wounded men, Bill was shot and died instantly. All who knew him remember him for his love of Judaism, his love of his family, his interest in his fellow man and his unselfish devotion to his country. HIS MEMORY IS A CONSTANT BLESSING TO HIS LOVED ONES.