| 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 48 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026977 |
| OCR Text |
Show REECE B. ROBERT 0 M R H 7 2002 BEN: Did you ever get, after thirty missions or so did your n rv s v r act up? REE: No, after I adopted that attitude if I get hit I get hit. BEN: How often would you fly, do you think? Was it depending on weather or did they have a rotation? REE: They had a rotation. They were supposed to rotate you and every so often you were put on what they call a loading list, at least that's what they call it there. So you had to stand by. You couldn't go into town or anything. When they were ready to fly, they'd wake you up in the morning and send you. BEN: So the loading list was ... REE: The loading list was so many ... I kind of goofed up there. So they put me on the loading list more often sometimes than others (laughs). I guess I deserved it. BEN: So the loading list, that means you're going to fly? REE: That means you're going. The next time we're flying, you're on. BEN: So how did you goof up? Do you want to relate that one? REE: Well, one of the things I did ... BEN: One of them? REE: There are several of them (laughs). I figure, well, we're in combat and I was kind of careless about saluting a superior officer. I got in and got chewed out about that. Screamed at me. Then I went into town to London on leave, and we were supposed to be moving out in the next few days, but I went in and I missed the bus back and it was kind of late, and I didn't call in or anything. And I came in later-I was actually AWOL. I got called in by the commanding officer he chewed me out again. Things like that. But somebody notices, "Hey, they're putting you on the loading list pretty often" (laughs). 48 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr41bb/1026977 |
