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Henry H. Probst

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Birth	:	4 May 1917 Sterling, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	2 Jun 2000
Burial	:	Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cook, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5178000, -96.1799500
Plot	:	Lot 81, Site B
Description	:	Henry H. "Hank" Probst was born on May 5, 1919 in Sterling Nebraska. Hank was the son of Otto Probst and Emman Grundman and attended Sterling High School. He went on to attend the University of Nebraska for business and later found work at a sugar beet factory in western Nebraska. Service Time: Hank entered the service on February 25, 1942 and was assigned to Recon. Company of the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion. The unit saw action throughout Europe and Hank received credit for five campaigns including, Naples - Foggia, Rome - Arno, Northern France, Southern... Read More	Henry H. "Hank" Probst was born on May 5, 1919 in Sterling Nebraska. Hank was the son of Otto Probst and Emman Grundman and attended Sterling High School. He went on to attend the University of Nebraska for business and later found work at a sugar beet factory in western Nebraska. Service Time: Hank entered the service on February 25, 1942 and was assigned to Recon. Company of the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion. The unit saw action throughout Europe and Hank received credit for five campaigns including, Naples - Foggia, Rome - Arno, Northern France, Southern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. One particular mission involved Hank and members of his unit being sent to oversee the surrender of Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering. The mission would take them behind enemy lines and into Fischhorn Castle, located in Austria. Hank and Lester Leggett, also of Recon., would be on hand when Goering surrendered to 36th Infantry Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Robert I. Stack. It was a long night between May 7 and 8 of 1945 with American, SS and Luftwaffe soldiers at the castle, all armed and anxious, but all did go smoothly. He earned a Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal as well as the EAME Theater Medal with Arrowhead device denoting the unit's amphibious assault during the Southern France campaign. Although offered a field promotion to Lieutenant, he choose to leave the service on September 25, 1945. He had reached the rank of Staff Sergeant.

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Henry H. Probst's memorial is located at: Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cook, Johnson County, USA.
When did Henry H. Probst death?
Henry H. Probst death on 2 Jun 2000 in
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Latitude: 40.5178000
Longitude: -96.1799500

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Spouse

Verla May Kupke Probst

(1925 - 2013)

Siblings

Hilda D. Probst Mischnick

(1909 - 1999)

Fred W. Probst

(1910 - 1995)

Ruth M Probst Aden

(1922 - 2004)

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Coordinate: 40.5178000, -96.1799500

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