• Conflict(s): Cold War
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army
  • College/Year: RC '54; NLAW '59
  • Field(s) of Study: Legal Professions And Studies, Military Science, Leadership And Operational Art
  • Occupations: Legal, Military Specific
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Plechner, Richard F. (Part 1) (September 20, 2007)
    Plechner, Richard F. (Part 2) (January 16, 2008)

Description:

Colonel Plechner served with the NJ National Guard as an undergraduate at Rutgers while also earning his commission in the Army ROTC program. He later went on active duty in the late 1950s and served with the US Army Reserve until his retirement in 1985. He spent his civilian career practicing law and served as a NJ Superior Court justice.