Comments regarding Sergeant George M. TROST
Information compiled from various sources.
Military related information:

Service Number -1390141

Headquarters Platoon

Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Tx: Enlisted 8 Aug 1917. Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. Promoted from Private to PFC 7 Nov 1917; to Corporal per SO#95 dtd 15 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. Absent with Leave fr 26 Apr to 5 May 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. Detached Service VII Corps Gas School St. Valery, France 23 June 1918. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. Absent with Leave since 30 Oct 1918. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Sergeant. - Company Roster May 1919 Camp Grant, Illinois.: Discharged 31 May 1919. Listed as Sergeant.

Cited for gallantry in action by General Pershing and General Bell. The Silver Star Medal is the United States’ third highest award exclusively for combat valor. The Silver Star was not established as an individual medal until July 19, 1932. At that time, veterans of World War I who had been cited for “gallantry in action” and awarded the “Citation Star” were, based upon specific criteria, authorized to request issuance of the Silver Star Medal in lieu of the earlier ribbon device.

Silver Star Medal



WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George M Trost
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Central Avenue
House Number: 1522
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Gertrude Frost
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Timekeeper
Industry: Speedometers Co
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Attended School: No
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Mary Devereux 40 Aunt
George M Trost 25 Head
Gertrude Trost 24 Wife

WWII Draft Registration:
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

California, U.S., Death Index
Name: George M Trost
Social Security #: -6517
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 May 1894
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 6 Aug 1970
Death Place: Orange

Find A Grave
Name: George M. Trost
Birth Date: 3 May 1894
Death Date: 6 Aug 1970
Cemetery: Westminster Memorial Park
Westminster, Orange County, California

Miscellaneous:

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes
Name: George N Trost
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Gertrude C Beagley
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1919
 
On February 2nd 1972 the last Men of L newsletter was issued by the Company Clerk, Lee Reuter who passed October 1972. He noted 25 updates that were provided by the men or their family members to him in 1970 but a stroke prevented him from a more timely newsletter. It is not known how often newsletters were issued. The information reflected the camaraderie of the men even 50 year after the end of WWI. Newsletter extract: George Trost died Aug 6, 1970.