Sacramento County
Biographies
ROBERT L. PROTZMAN
ROBERT L. PROTZMAN.—The
name of Robert L. Protzman adds another to the list
of Sacramento County’s
successful men whose splendid results were attained by intelligence, industry
and perseverance in combating discouragement and overcoming
difficulties. He was born in Morgantown, W. Va., February
6, 1885, the son of S. H. and Minnie V. (Jackson)
Protzman. His father, who was a successful
educator as well as a salesman, died in Virginia,
being survived by his widow and six children.
Robert
L. Protzman is the second oldest and was educated in
the public schools. He worked at various trades until he went to Seattle,
Wash., in 1907, where he learned the
engraving business. For three years he worked steadily, thoroughly
learning the engraver’s trade, so that he is now, without doubt, one of the
most thorough men in the steel and copper-plate engraving business. In
1911, he came to Sacramento. On
September 5, 1917, he enlisted in the 363rd Infantry, 91st
Division. His regiment was soon sent overseas, and for nine months he
fought on the battlefields of France. He
was in the St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne and
defensive sector drives, and was seriously injured in the Battle
of the Argonne Forest. He
was sent to the hospital at the famous springs of Vichy,
where he recovered. He returned to his regiment, serving until after the
armistice, when he returned to California
and was mustered out at the Presidio on April 24, 1919. He received the
Victory Medal, with three battle-bars. He came back to Sacramento,
where he established his business as a die embosser and a steel and
copper-plate engraver, being located at 1019½ J Street.
In
Sacramento, on September 1, 1921, Mr. Protzman
married Miss Nell Dingle, a native of Nevada, but who
was reared and educated in Sacramento. Mr.
Protzman is independent in national politics,
preferring to vote for man and principle rather than be bound by party. He
very fond of outdoor sports, especially fishing, and takes keen pleasure in
hunting, inasmuch as he is a good rifle shot. He is a member of the
Kiwanis Club.
Transcribed 8-20-07
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 997. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Marilyn R. Pankey.