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Rutgers Oral History Archives

  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Kobler, Gordon (November 16, 2012)
  • Conflict(s): World War II
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army
  • Theater(s): Europe
  • US Army Division: 95th Infantry Division
  • US Army Regiment: 377th Infantry
  • US Army Company: F Company
  • US Army Other: 1st Platoon

Description:

Gordon M. Kobler was born and raised in Newark Valley, NY. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the 95th Infantry Division as a combat rifleman. He saw combat in France, Belgium and Germany in the final years of World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946, holding the rank of staff sergeant. He then began a career in carpentry for forty two years. Afterwards he became a tax collector for Greenwich Township, where he continues to work to this day. He married his wife, Doris Cole Kobler, in 1942.  Gordon currently resides in Stewartsville, NJ.

The Rutgers Oral History Archives received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. In the 2017-2018 cycle, this grant assisted the ROHA staff in making this oral history available to you for your use.

Targum Cover 11 22 1963a

 

"HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died

 

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Images from that day and the events that followed remain etched in our collective consciousness—the open-top Presidential limo traveling down the people-lined streets of Dallas; President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One beside a shaken First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John, Jr. saluting his father's passing casket at the funeral in DC.

Those who lived through that traumatic period can recall both their initial shock and the nuances of their reactions.

In "HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died, ROHA presents a sampling of stories related to the Kennedy tragedy, a touchstone event for multiple generations.

The Rutgers Targum (campus newspaper) cover from its November 22, 1963 issue. (Image courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)

 

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Voices of Veterans

 

Voices of Veterans is an online exhibit showcasing passages from oral history interviews of veterans who served in the Second World War and in wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. ROHA created this exhibit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MORE ONLINE EXHIBITS 

 

 

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