Willard Ames Holbrook Jr.
War Hero
U.S. Army brigadier general who commanded a unit of the 11th Armored Division during World War II.
He was born in Arizona and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1918.
He served as commander of the 12th Armored Division between July and December of 1945.
He married Helen Herr. The couple had three children: Joanne, Willard, and Marion.
He and Henry Ford II both participated in World War II.