25 March, 1906 - born in Bisbee, Arizona
1926 - converted in Lomita, California
1932 - married Lila Clayton
April 1933 - Trotman met Les Spencer, began discipling him and later expected him to disciple Gurney Harris - the beginnings of a multiplying disciple-making movement
1934 - ministry first called The Navigators. Motto: To know Christ and to make Him known.
? - Billy Graham asked for Trotman's help with follow-up
18 June, 1956 - drowned rescuing a woman after a boating accident on Lake Schroon, New York