David Allen Trinkala Obituary

David Allen Trinkala attended Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, PA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about David Allen Trinkala.

Graduation Year	Class of 1964
Date of Passing	May 11, 1969
About	David died in Vietnam on Mother's Day, 1969. He was from Heidelberg, but may have moved before graduation or didn't finish at CV. Beloved son of Adam and Rose Masko Trinkala, brother of Deloris Crosson, Sandra Mariant, Marjorie Kennedy, Frank Trinkala and Ronald Trinkala (died 2009). Info below is from a Vietnam casualty website. Rest in Peace, dear Hero. David Allen Trinkala Specialist Five PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Heidelberg, Pennsylvania Date of birth: Thursday, 12/28/1944 MILITARY DATA Service: Army (Regular) Grade at loss: E5 Rank: Specialist Five ID No: 52612431 MOS: 94B20 LenSvc: Between 4 and 5 years Unit: HQ CO, 3RD BN, 22ND INFANTRY, 25 INF DIV CASUALTY DATA Start Tour: Thursday, 08/01/1968 Cas Date: Sunday, 05/11/1969 Age at Loss: 24 Remains: Body recovered Location: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam Type: Hostile, died outright Reason: Gun or small arms fire - Ground casualty ON THE WALL Panel 25W Line 056