TRENT BEN

CW4 Ben Trent was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/19/1997 at the age of 64.1
St Peters, MO
Flight Classes 66-23 and 66-21
Date of Birth 04/08/1933
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/7/1 CAV in 67-69, 330 TC CO in 71-72
Call signs in Vietnam APACHE, CHECKMATE
This information was provided by Army Times Obit August 4, 1997

More detail on this person: Ben Trent Jr. OBITUARIES St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - Friday, May 23, 1997 Ben Trent Jr., 64, of St. Peters, died Monday (May 19, 1997) at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton. Mr. Trent was a chief warrant officer in the Army, where he had served for 17 years. He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association, the Army Aviation Association of America, the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association and the Disabled American Veterans. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at O'Donnell Funeral Home, 302 Lane Street, North Judson, Ind. Burial will be at Arlington Nati onal Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Among survivors are his wife, Thelma Trent of St. Peters; his mother, Piccola Trent of North Judson, Ind.; two daughters, Wendolyn Yvonne Trent of St. Louis and Katheryn Lea Trent of Oklahoma City; four brothers, Beech Trent, Earl Trent, Arthur Trent and Arnold Trent, all of North Judson; two sisters, Beulah Miller of Winchester, Ky., and Betty Nordstrom of Knox, Ind.; and a granddaughter. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association in care of Baue Funeral Home, 620 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, Mo. 63301.

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

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