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Vanderlinde, Dean M. (Interviewer)

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Blackwell, Robert

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2004-10-28

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Bob Blackwell served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber with the 8th Air Force in Europe. His account covers his training, experiences in England, and flying missions over northern Europe. During the Battle of the Bulge, his plane was shot down, and he had a narrow escape from the Germans when he landed in a river near the front lines and was rescued by Belgian civilians.

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Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)

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