Marriage Announcement, Koger-Rorke
Title
Marriage Announcement, Koger-Rorke
Creator
Unknown
Identifier
T100092
Date
1925 August 14
Description
A newspaper clipping of the marriage announcement of Thomas Jeff Koger and Gertrude Loretta Rorke. The clipping has been mounted on a card.
Source
John W. Swartzwelder Jr. and Nancy Joyce (Koger) Swartzwelder
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum
Language
English
Text
Koger-Rorke 1925
BROOKSVILLE, Miss., Aug, 14-Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Koger of Brooksville, Miss., have received an announcement of the marriage of their son, Capt. Tom Jeff Koger, Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry, to Miss Gertrude Loretta Rorke, Plattsburg Barracks, NY.
Capt. Koger was reared here and attended the A. & M. College, Starksville, afterwards locating in Memphis. At the beginning of the World War he was one of the first to volunteer, receiving the commission of lieutenant, and was one of the Rainbow Division to land on foreign soil. While in the army he served with distinction, being raised to a captaincy. He is now located in New York.
BROOKSVILLE, Miss., Aug, 14-Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Koger of Brooksville, Miss., have received an announcement of the marriage of their son, Capt. Tom Jeff Koger, Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry, to Miss Gertrude Loretta Rorke, Plattsburg Barracks, NY.
Capt. Koger was reared here and attended the A. & M. College, Starksville, afterwards locating in Memphis. At the beginning of the World War he was one of the first to volunteer, receiving the commission of lieutenant, and was one of the Rainbow Division to land on foreign soil. While in the army he served with distinction, being raised to a captaincy. He is now located in New York.
Original Format
Newspaper Clipping
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Marriage Announcement, Koger-Rorke ,” 1925 August 14, T100092, Thomas J. Koger Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.