I think he lied about his age:
| Name: |
Robert W Trotter |
| Birth Year: |
1916 |
| Race: |
White, citizen (White) |
| Nativity State or Country: |
South Carolina |
| State of Residence: |
South Carolina |
| County or City: |
Greenville |
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| Enlistment Date: |
30 Dec 1941 |
| Enlistment State: |
North Carolina |
| Enlistment City: |
Charlotte |
| Branch: |
Air Corps |
| Branch Code: |
Air Corps |
| Grade: |
Private |
| Grade Code: |
Private |
| Term of Enlistment: |
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Component: |
Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of |
| Source: |
Civil Life |
| |
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| Education: |
4 years of high school |
| Civil Occupation: |
Telephone operators |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Height: |
68 |
| Weight: |
133 |
Source Information
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
