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Burro Alley
Great stories from a small mining town in Arizona. Boyhood adventures that
shape a man who becomes a war hero. A lifetime to be told and remembered.
"Burro Alley" is that and much more.
Joe Sotelo was born in Metcalf, Arizona, on February 25, 1919. He attended
elementary schools in Globe and Miami, Arizona, and graduated from Miami High
School in 1939.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1943, and served with the 413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Timberwolf Division, the first Army in the European Theatre Operations.
Joe Sotelo saw combat as an infantryman in the Battle of the Ardennes, in
France, also known as the Battle of the Bulge,
the allied campaign in the winter of 1944 and ‘45, when over 500,000 troops
fought the final battles with Germany; and where over 76,000 men died. Joe
Sotelo was wounded in the advance in Cologne, and was awarded the Purple
Heart.
After the war, he returned to Miami, and became active in veterans’ affairs. In
1946, Joe Sotelo became a member of the Veterans of Foreign War, the VFW, in
Miami and in 1951, he became the local VFW Commander. By 1953, Mr. Sotelo
was the VFW Commander in the State of Arizona. In 1955, Joe Sotelo was
appointed a member of the National Americanization Committee of the VFW by
the U.S. Commander in Chief. Prior to his relocation to Phoenix, Mr. Sotelo was
active in political and community affairs in Miami.
Títle: Burro Alley
Author: Joe Sotelo
ISBN-13: 978-0977116775
Price: $12.95 + 3.99 s/h (add $1.00 s/h fee per each additional book purchased.)
To receive more information or to order this book by mail, call (480) 939-9689
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
Great stories from a small mining town in Arizona. Boyhood adventures that
shape a man who becomes a war hero. A lifetime to be told and remembered.
"Burro Alley" is that and much more.
Joe Sotelo was born in Metcalf, Arizona, on February 25, 1919. He attended
elementary schools in Globe and Miami, Arizona, and graduated from Miami High
School in 1939.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1943, and served with the 413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Timberwolf Division, the first Army in the European Theatre Operations.
Joe Sotelo saw combat as an infantryman in the Battle of the Ardennes, in
France, also known as the Battle of the Bulge,
the allied campaign in the winter of 1944 and ‘45, when over 500,000 troops
fought the final battles with Germany; and where over 76,000 men died. Joe
Sotelo was wounded in the advance in Cologne, and was awarded the Purple
Heart.
After the war, he returned to Miami, and became active in veterans’ affairs. In
1946, Joe Sotelo became a member of the Veterans of Foreign War, the VFW, in
Miami and in 1951, he became the local VFW Commander. By 1953, Mr. Sotelo
was the VFW Commander in the State of Arizona. In 1955, Joe Sotelo was
appointed a member of the National Americanization Committee of the VFW by
the U.S. Commander in Chief. Prior to his relocation to Phoenix, Mr. Sotelo was
active in political and community affairs in Miami.
Títle: Burro Alley
Author: Joe Sotelo
ISBN-13: 978-0977116775
Price: $12.95 + 3.99 s/h (add $1.00 s/h fee per each additional book purchased.)
To receive more information or to order this book by mail, call (480) 939-9689
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
