| Title |
Reece B. Robertson, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann, March 7, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 498-500 |
| Alternative Title |
Reece B. Robertson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Robertson, Reece B., 1920- |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-03-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Germany; Wyoming, United States |
| Subject |
Robertson, Reece B., 1920- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American; Prisoners of war--United States; Prisoners of war--Germany |
| Keywords |
National Guard; Bomber pilots; POWs; Barth, Germany |
| Description |
Transcript (104 pages) of an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann with Reece B. Robertson on March 7, 2002. From tape numbers 498, 499, and 500 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Robertson (1920-2009) attended the University of Wyoming and joined the National Guard Calvary Unit, which was activated in February 1941. He was trained to fly the B26, A20, and A26 aircraft and was assigned to the European Theater. He served with the Ninth Air Force, 115th Bomb Group, 67th Squadron at Braintree in Southern England. He was shot down on Christmas Eve 1944, and held in Barth, Germany, at Stalag Luft One, which was later liberated by the Russian army. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 104 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
104 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rr41bb |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Prisoners of war |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1027034 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr41bb |
| Title |
Page 36 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026965 |
| OCR Text |
Show REECE B. ROBERT ON M R H7,2002 BEN: Now was he in front? REE: He was in front. See, I was flying, it wasn't a plane that was equipped with all the guns and stuff. It had a plexiglass nose in, so he was ... BEN: REE: BEN: REE: BEN: REE: Okay. Was it new aircraft you were taking over? Yes, brand new ones, as far as I know Were they painted? Were they olive drab or were they silver? Oh, no, they were olive drab. That's how they came out of the factory, I guess. So to Scotland. Scotland. When I landed in Scotland I was about ready to come back home. The accommodations didn't have central heating, they had outdoor toilets, and I thought, "What kind of ... this is supposed to be a civilized country!" Anyway. BEN: Did they keep you up there long? REE: No, just a few days. One of the things I'd done is I collected all the .. .I'd heard they were short of candy, so every place I'd go I'd get the maximum amount of candy they had. So I unloaded, I think it was in Scotland or some other place, the guy says, "Are you the PX officer?" I had a whole bag of candy. BEN: REE: BEN: REE: What were you planning to do with that? Eat it (laughs). I heard that they were short of candy. And they were. Where were you assigned to? From Scotland where was your base? I went down to a little place not too far from London, Southern England; it's called Braintree, as I remember the name. BEN: And what outfit were you with? Which bomb group were you attached to? REE: I was with the Ninth. I think it was the Ninth group, as I recall. 36 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr41bb/1026965 |
