Kibling, Charles A.

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Charles Alma Kibling was born on November 2, 1907, in St Paul, Minnesota, to Alma Stiglbauer Kibling, age 23, and Charles Amory Kibling. He was a graduate of Norwich Academy, Class of 1931.

He married Katherine Irene Kerner on February 26, 1930, in Manhattan, New York. They had two children during their marriage. In Rye his family lived at 336 Oakland Beach Avenue. Before entering the service Charles was in charge of production for the Mutual Broadcasting Company.

Charles served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served with the Signal Corps. division of Psychological Warfare. Charles was in charge of on the air radio dispatches for Allied Forces Headquarters.

Letters CAPT. CHARLIE KIBLING, ’31, ON RADIO FROM AFRICA
336 Oakland Beach Avenue Rye, New York Record Editor:

This is to inform you that Lieut. Charles A. Kibling, Jr., became a Captain on January 18, and that his correct mailing address is: Capt. Charles A. Kibling, Jr., O-906840, Allied Forces Headquarters, P.W.B., Psychological Warfare, APO 512, c-o Postmaster, New York City. Kindly arrange to forward the Record directly to him because I have failed in my attempts to re-route the publications to him due to postal regulations forbiding individual mailing of printed matter to those in service. I am sure that Kib would be pleased to receive the invaluable personal news of his fraternity brothers of Norwich contained in the Record.

We were fortunate in hearing Kib each evening on the air over Allied Forces Headquarters when he would contact New York and read the press dispatches as well as put the news commentators on for Mutual Broad-casting, NBC and Columbia, as well as the OWI. However, it seems that he is in command of all such stations for North Africa now, since which appointment he speaks over AFHQ only infrequently.

In his letters he hasn’t spoken of meeting any of the Norwich boys in North Africa, so if possible, I am sure he would delight in receiving some of the past issues of the Record in which there is mention of the boys being in the war theatres. Kindly inform me by return mail of the expenses incurred by this additional mailing, and I shall mail my continuance of the Record at our home address for personal reference and ask that you include fees to cover same. I personally congratulate the editors of the Record for the grand job they are doing with these interesting and informative bulletins, and I can well appreciate what they must really mean to the boys in the service.
MRS. C. A. KIBLING, JR.

Charles spent two years in North Africa and Europe before going to the Pacific where he was commanding officer in charge of all radio installations for the Army and Navy on Guam.

Major Charles A. Kibling, Jr., was honorably discharged from service in the Signal Corps in October,1945. The Major had participated in four campaigns, earned five battle stars, and received besides personal commendation, the Legion of Merit and the Arrowhead and was later awarded the Bronze Star.
Major Kibling Discharged Major

After the war, Charles returned home to Rye and resumed his career in radio production. His wife was tragically killed in an auto accident in 1957. His son Charles served with distinction in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot.

Charles A. Kibling, Jr. died on December 8, 1965, in Albany, New York, at the age of 58, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA .