USMA Class of November 1918. Cullum No. 6185.
He was the son of Willard A. Holbrook and Anna Stanley Holbrook.
On June 7, 1930, he married Helen Hoyle Herr at the Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington National Cathedral.
They were the parents of three children.
Due to the death of his mother in 1907, he and his brother, David, were raised by their cousins in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, a town founded by their grandfather in the mid-1800s. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on November 1, 1918 just before the Armistice on November 11, 1918. He toured the battlefields in Europe and was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. On June 7, 1930 he married Helen Hoyle Herr, daughter of John K. Herr, USMA Class of 1902, in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington National Cathedral. While at Fort Myer, he commanded F Troop, 3rd Cavalry. He was a Lieutenant for 17 years. In 1934, he was the Master of the Sword at West Point, where he was responsible for the physical fitness of the cadets. Next, he was with the Cavalry troops at Fort Sheridan and then with Counter Intelligence in the War Department. When World War II began he was with the 11th Armored Division. He led the 11th in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge and then to Linz, Austria, where the mayor surrendered the city. His wife, Helen, died in April 1986. He was survived by two daughters, one son, USMA Class of 1955, a sister-in-law, Fanny deRussy Herr, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Willard A. Holbrook and Anna Stanley Holbrook.
On June 7, 1930, he married Helen Hoyle Herr at the Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington National Cathedral.
They were the parents of three children.
Due to the death of his mother in 1907, he and his brother, David, were raised by their cousins in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, a town founded by their grandfather in the mid-1800s. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on November 1, 1918 just before the Armistice on November 11, 1918. He toured the battlefields in Europe and was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. On June 7, 1930 he married Helen Hoyle Herr, daughter of John K. Herr, USMA Class of 1902, in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington National Cathedral. While at Fort Myer, he commanded F Troop, 3rd Cavalry. He was a Lieutenant for 17 years. In 1934, he was the Master of the Sword at West Point, where he was responsible for the physical fitness of the cadets. Next, he was with the Cavalry troops at Fort Sheridan and then with Counter Intelligence in the War Department. When World War II began he was with the 11th Armored Division. He led the 11th in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge and then to Linz, Austria, where the mayor surrendered the city. His wife, Helen, died in April 1986. He was survived by two daughters, one son, USMA Class of 1955, a sister-in-law, Fanny deRussy Herr, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of November 1918. Cullum No. 6185.
He was the son of Willard A. Holbrook and Anna Stanley Holbrook.
On June 7, 1930, he married Helen Hoyle Herr at the Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington National Cathedral.
They were the parents of three children.
Due to the death of his mother in 1907, he and his brother, David, were raised by their cousins in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, a town founded by their grandfather in the mid-1800s. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on November 1, 1918 just before the Armistice on November 11, 1918. He toured the battlefields in Europe and was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. On June 7, 1930 he married Helen Hoyle Herr, daughter of John K. Herr, USMA Class of 1902, in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington National Cathedral. While at Fort Myer, he commanded F Troop, 3rd Cavalry. He was a Lieutenant for 17 years. In 1934, he was the Master of the Sword at West Point, where he was responsible for the physical fitness of the cadets. Next, he was with the Cavalry troops at Fort Sheridan and then with Counter Intelligence in the War Department. When World War II began he was with the 11th Armored Division. He led the 11th in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge and then to Linz, Austria, where the mayor surrendered the city. His wife, Helen, died in April 1986. He was survived by two daughters, one son, USMA Class of 1955, a sister-in-law, Fanny deRussy Herr, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Willard A. Holbrook and Anna Stanley Holbrook.
On June 7, 1930, he married Helen Hoyle Herr at the Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington National Cathedral.
They were the parents of three children.
Due to the death of his mother in 1907, he and his brother, David, were raised by their cousins in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, a town founded by their grandfather in the mid-1800s. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on November 1, 1918 just before the Armistice on November 11, 1918. He toured the battlefields in Europe and was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. On June 7, 1930 he married Helen Hoyle Herr, daughter of John K. Herr, USMA Class of 1902, in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington National Cathedral. While at Fort Myer, he commanded F Troop, 3rd Cavalry. He was a Lieutenant for 17 years. In 1934, he was the Master of the Sword at West Point, where he was responsible for the physical fitness of the cadets. Next, he was with the Cavalry troops at Fort Sheridan and then with Counter Intelligence in the War Department. When World War II began he was with the 11th Armored Division. He led the 11th in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge and then to Linz, Austria, where the mayor surrendered the city. His wife, Helen, died in April 1986. He was survived by two daughters, one son, USMA Class of 1955, a sister-in-law, Fanny deRussy Herr, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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