Sobotka, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Title
Sobotka, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Harry Sobotka was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1918. After graduating from high school he joined the National Guard. In October of 1940 Harry got called up for active duty and went to Louisiana for training. He became a sergeant and commanded 4 mortar crews. After training in Louisiana he went to Officer Candidate School. Harry was deployed to England and then landed on Omaha Beach in the fall of 1944. He went towards Alsace-Lorraine and helped capture the town of Metz. He was the executive officer in charge of the HQ and handled 3 Howitzer Platoons. Harry helped out at the Battle of the Bulge after Metz. He was sent home and discharged in December of 1945. Harry accepted a job with the technical program in the National Guard and retired in January of 1975.
Date
2008-09-09
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
SobotkaH
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Sobotka, Harry, “Sobotka, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29558.