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Harold "Hank" Trenchard ('41) competed in four sports at Kutztown University between 1937-1941. He was a member of the KU baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling teams. He was named one of Kutztown’s top athletes of the 1940s by the University. In a caption in the Keystonia yearbook, Trenchard was described as "A sturdy…well tailored athlete." Nicknamed "Hank" by his teammates, Trenchard was known as the steady center on the basketball court, the confident pitcher on the baseball mound, and a versatile competitor on the football field. Trenchard graduated from Kutztown in 1941 with a degree in secondary education. After graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps and paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving his country during World War II. On March 8, 1944, Trenchard was killed in a fighter plane accident in California. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He is a native of Forty Fort, PA, and was a 1936 graduate of Forty Fort High School.
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