Background
Bongard, Charles Bernard was born on June 13, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Theodore and Amande (Vossbruch) Bongard.
Bongard, Charles Bernard was born on June 13, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Theodore and Amande (Vossbruch) Bongard.
Graduate, Roselle Park High School, 1944.
Apprentice photoengraver, Vulcan Photograving, New York City, 1946-1952; journeyman photoengraver, Science Photoengraving, New York City, 1952-1953; journeyman photoengraver, Prismatic Photoengraving, New York City, 1953-1956; gravure photoengraver, Art Color Printing Company, Dunellen, New Jersey, 1956-1963; gravure photoengraver, Roto Cylinders, Inc., Palmyra, New Jersey, 1963-1970; gravure photoengraver, Beck Engraving Company, Philadelphia, 1970-1972; gravure photoengraver, Bureau Engraving and Printing, Washington, since 1972; senior gravure photoengraver, Bureau Engraving and Printing, Washington, since 1992.
Volunteer Common Cause Maryland, Annapolis, since 1982. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Graphic Communications International Union.
Married Marilyn Louise Rudiger, September 22, 1951. 1 child, David Lawrence.