| 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 40 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026969 |
| OCR Text |
Show REECE B. ROBERT ON M R H 7 2002 there were some girls there, and he met this one girl and she wa r ally a go d-Jo kin gal. But this guy, he was from the front lines and he didn't want to waste his time. right away he said, 'We're going to bed." And then she invited a friend over for me. And I said, "I'm married." I wasn't married. She looked at my hand; she wouldn't believe me (laughs). But, anyway, this other girl left me. So, anyway. BEN: When did you get over to France? You actually were in England for a while? REE: Then we moved over to France. BEN: How soon? Did you fly several missions out of England? REE: Yes, quite a few. BEN: So those were all pre-invasion? REE: Yes. Then it was after the invasion and after they had moved-it wasn't right after the invasion, because they had to take a while to drive the Germans back. I didn't mention that there. BEN: When did you go over there? Was it '43 when you got over there? I mean '44? REE: No, it was '44. I think it was around May of' 44. BEN: So you were there just prior to the invasion? REE: Just prior. Actually, a few days afterward, I was in a plane flying over and I remember they were really hitting those hard, because first of all, this particular place was supposed to have been hit by artillery, and then the B-17's struck. Then in the afternoon, we went over. As we were coming back, it was just about dusk, those British bombers were going over. This was, all after, a few days after. I thought, "Boy, oh, boy. They're really getting hit." BEN: Did you participate as part of the Normandy invasion? 40 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr41bb/1026969 |
