Rev.
Glenn
Edward
Truscott
Born in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 94
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2016
This page has been accessed 145 times.
Biography
parents: Alida, "Lila," (Hanson) and Glenn E. Truscott
U.S. Navy, where he served as an aviation machinist mate and attained the rank of chief petty officer. During World War II, Glenn was on the flight deck of the USS Hornet in April of 1942 during the historic launching of (then) Col. Doolittle and his group of 16 B-25s for their attack on Japan. A month and a half later, he went through the Battle of Midway. Later, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the USS Hornet was again under attack by Japanese dive-bombers. There the order to abandon ship came, and the USS Hornet was sunk (according to wikipedia, never sunk, but damaged in a typhoon). Picked up by a destroyer, he was reassigned to another aircraft carrier.
Butte's Mount Moriah Cemetery
Sources
- "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-S8PX : 20 October 2015), Glenn Edward Truscott, 03 Mar 1921; citing Birth, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,113,594.
Is Glenn your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Glenn's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Glenn's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments: 1
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
M T
Your info is wrong! The Hornet (the seventh ship to carry the name) Glenn was on was sunk. He was scooped up out of the water. In the Solomon Islands campaign she was involved in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands where she was irreparably damaged by enemy torpedo and dive bombers. Faced with an approaching Japanese surface force, Hornet was abandoned and later torpedoed and sunk by approaching Japanese destroyers.
posted
by M T
T > Truscott > Glenn Edward Truscott
Categories: United States Navy, World War II | USS Hornet (CV-12), United States Navy | Battle of Midway