George Adam Rentschler Jr. ’59

Born in New York City, George attended Deerfield Academy. At Princeton he enrolled in the Woodrow Wilson School, joined Charter Club and served on its Bicker committee, worked as associate advertising manager of The Daily Princetonian, and participated in Army ROTC. He studied at the University of Heidelberg in 1958, and graduated cum laude from Princeton in 1960.

George served in the Army in Germany for three years, and after leaving the service worked for United States Lines, becoming assistant manager for Far East service. He moved from there to become vice president of Barber Oil Corp., then president of Charleston Corp., an investment company.

After leaving active duty, George continued his Army affiliation with the New York National Guard, where he commanded field artillery batteries. Transferring to the Army Reserve, George held several positions, ultimately serving as commandant of the 1163rd Reserve Forces School, attaining the rank of colonel, and receiving numerous military awards, including the Legion of Merit. He was a distinguished graduate of the nonresident program of the Naval War College.

Divorced, George is survived by two daughters, Farley Rentschler and Mary Montgomery; and two brothers, Fred and Charles ’61, to all of whom we express our sympathies.