Holbrook Mitchell was born in Philadelphia, PA to Robert L. Arnold and Emma K. Boehmer. His mother, Emma brought him to California when she married Mitchel L. Mitchell, who later adopted Holbrook.
Holbrook attended St. Ignatius High School, USF, and later graduated from UC Berkeley. He attended Oxford University the summer of 1948, and bicycled around Europe staying in youth hostels. He later bicycled across the United States, after engineering a 9 speed bike.Â
Holbrook served his country as a Military Intelligence Specialist from the years of 1954 until 1956. He obtained a Teaching Credential from USF in 1961, and was in the Reserves until 1962.
He worked in the family business of Real Estate and Property Management. He bought a ranch in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County. Later, in the early 70s, he bought the old Hoffman Ranch at the end of Hoffman Lane, where he planted vineyards and made wine (WeeklyCalistogan).
The following cadets were were awarded the bronze stars which are to be worn on the Green and Gold ribbon: Malcolm A. Anderson, Victor M. Camilongo, James G. DeMartini Jr., Leland E. Eckert, Donald F. Farbstein, Gerald J. Kilday, Roderick P. Martinelli, Holbrook T. Mitchell, Russel J. Moon, Francis B. Quinn and C. Allen Wall. Colonel Stuart announced that the Fall term Intra-battalion Drill Competition will take place this week. He explained that the companies will be drilled separately while judges will walk among them and eliminate men for errors until only the most proficient men in each squad remain. These men, according to the Colonel, will be given "Merits" which will go towards raising term grades of wiping out previous demerits. This type of competition," said the Colonel, "is valuable because it tends to build up team spirit in the squad, in addition to giving the individual cadets an opportunity to exhibit their improvement (TheFoghorn)."
