Carl must have penned a powerful letter! Carl J. Buehler, JR, passed away in 2001.
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“1943 Press Photo 10-year-old Carl Buehler’s first jeep-ride, Verona, NJ. This is an original press photo. World War II – United States. Verona, New Jersey. Carl Buehler of Verona, New Jersey, wrote to the president saying that he had been promised a jeep ride for selling war bonds and that such promise had not been kept. The jeep showed up by presidential order, driven by Major Arthur J. Lonegren and here we see the 10-year-old boy getting his much desired jeep-ride. Photo measures 7.75 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-10-1943.
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In 1943, Carl was honored for his 1942 efforts when he joined a New York City parade in 1943. Later, in 1944, Carl was back in the papers as a twelve-year-old hoping to break his previous war bond drive effort.
Verona, NJ is within ten miles of Clifton, NJ, my old home town. This was a little bit before my time, just the same, had I been alive at that time, Most certainly, I would have bugged a family member to take me to see this event.
How do you beat what he did as a young man later in life? This guy was a hot shot. Probably a good one to know if you were looking for a date.
Yes, he did get a good start in life, if he had been my friend, most likely my life would have been very different.
The way the hood numbers are painted on this jeep looks different, doesn’t it? Not like how I’ve usually seen it done.
Yes, they do look different, hand lettered as opposed to painted with stencils, as I’ve seen in the past.
Dave
Reading your introduction again about his “powerful” letter – you are right. My mom always said a pen can be more powerful than a sword.
Carl was my father. He was an amazing man who accomplished much in life. He was resident of his class, voted most likely to succeed and editor of the school newspaper. He even had his own radio show at WCAP- The Carl Buehler Record Request Show. Following his graduation from Manasquan High School, where he met my mother, he received his degree from Rutgers University. Carl served his country as a marine before starting his career with IBM. After IBM, he was president of Rocappi, a typesetting corporation in NJ. He started his own printing business in 1980 supplying prescription pads to most doctors in the US. He was a wonderful father to my 3 siblings and me and grandfather to 4. He passed away in 2001 at the age of 68. I am so proud to call my dad, “The boy behind the man behind the gun”
Blair,
Thanks so much for those insights! I hope you were pleasantly surprised to find his photo here!
– Dave
I don’t know but I believe that Carl is my dad too my name is Cynthia buehler and my dad was born 1929 and died 1991 is this Carl Joseph buehler
I think this is a different person, there is an Obit link in the post.
On December 8 2001 Carl J. Buehler Jr. of Cherry Hill and Sea Girt NJ. Age 68. Born in Montclair NJ he had resided in Manasquan and was a graduate of Manasquan High School Class of 1950 where he met his wife of 45 years Grace C. (nee Cullman).
He was a graduate of Rutgers Unversity and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving from 1954 to 1959.
As a 10year old boy Mr. Buehler sold a record number of War Bonds the wire services naming him ‘the kid behind the man behind the gun’ and was honored for this during a parade in New York City in 1943.
He was the President of Pad & Publication Assembly Corporation a Cherry Hill based commercial printing company that he founded 20 years ago.
In addition to his wife Grace he is survived by his children Joan C. Buehler of Audubon NJ Carl J. Buehler III of Marlton NJ Blair B. Ransom of Berkley Heights NJ; and Barbara Buehler of Marlton NJ. Devoted grandfather of Carl IV Alexandra William & Zoe Grace. Dear brother of Barbara Cornelius of Deerfield Beach FL & dear brother in law of Joan Phelps of San Diego CA.
I had a high school teacher (who was a kid in the war) say that kids could earn a Jeep ride by selling bonds. He was from Detroit, so perhaps Jeep rides were a standard reward.
He also said they could write a temporary message or name on a warplane.