Oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, 2013 August 15

File — Carton: 1, Folder: 25

Identifier: MSS 9148 File 25

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, dated August 15, 2013. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates

Creation: 2013 August 15

Creator

Gubler, Deon Ray (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Deon Ray Gubler was born in Southern Utah in 1936. When he graduated high school in 1954, the Korean War was ending but the draft was still active. He enrolled in the ROTC at BYU, which allowed him to get a college degree and then select which branch he wanted to join. During college, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Southern California. He joined the Air Force after graduation. He began his service in 1962 and got married the same year. He was sent to Vietnam for 13 years and then to islands and countries across the Pacific. His main duties were navigation and flight evaluation. After 22 years of service and at the rank of Major, he retired in 1984 and moved back to Utah.