William Troutt
Private
Company D
312th Infantry Regiment
78th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: October 18, 1918
Buried at: Mount Moriah Cemetery
62nd Street & Kingsessing Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19142
William Troutt — Honor Card
Introduction
William Troutt
Private William Troutt was born in Pennsylvania. He lived at 321 Oakland Avenue in Audubon NJ prior to being drafted into the Army on February 28, 1918. After training at Camp Dix NJ, he was assigned to Company D, 312th Infantry Regiment, and sailed for France, arriving there on June 6, 1918.
William Troutt was killed in action during the Battle of the Argonne Forest on October 18, 1918. He was survived by oldest sister, Mrs. Frank Kelly, of 229 Merchant Street, Audubon NJ. He also was survived by his brothers, Charles and Francis, and sisters, Margaret Troutt and Mrs. Rose Cross, all of the Oakland Avenue address. Also surviving and living at 321 Oakland Avenue were nephews Charles Troutt and Edward Cross, and nieces Violet and Hazel Cross.
The Murray-Troutt American Legion Post 262 in Audubon NJ is named in part for Private William Troutt.
Honor Roll
William Troutt — Camden County World War I Honor Roll
Troutt
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Philadelphia Inquirer — November 4, 1921
TROUTT.—Killed in action, Oct. 18, 1918, at Comme of Grandpre, Ardennes, France. Private WILLIAM T. TROUTT, Co. D, 312th Inf., 1st Battalion, beloved son of the late Adam A. and Margaret Troutt (nee Rivet), aged 27. Relatives and friends, also Audubon Post No. 262, A. L.; Washington Camp No. 127, P. O. S. of A.; Wyandotte Tribe, No. 260, I. O. R. M.; members of Audubon Fire Co. No. 1 and Ladies’ Auxiliary, invited to funeral services. Sun., 1 P. M. precisely, late residence, 243 Oakland ave., Audubon, N. J. Int. Mt. Moriah Cem., Phila., Pa.
War Hero Is Buried
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Only Audubon Resident to Make Supreme Sacrifice
Special to The Inquirer.
AUDUBON, N. J., Nov. 6.—Private William Troutt, Company D, 312th Infantry, First Battalion, U. S. Army, was buried for the second time today in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, but this interment was attended by a military funeral and rites that were conspicuously different from his first burial in Comme, Grand Pre Ardennes, France, after he had been killed in battle while fighting overseas during the World’s War. He is the only boy from this vicinity who paid the supreme sacrifice for his country. The funeral service was held in the home of the dead hero’s brother at 243 Oakland avenue, with Rev. George Yard, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. George Kane, of the Presbyterian Church.
Photos
On Display at Murray-Troutt Post 262 in Audubon NJ