Robert Frank Anderson Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Frank Anderson

State of Birth:

IA

Home State:

TN

Note

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-?

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

1st Bomb Group

Location of Service

Memphis, Tennessee; Monroe, Louisiana; Rapid City, South Dakota; Iceland; England; Germany

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navigator; shot down over Holland; hidden by locals

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] -- Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Natalia Jagannathan

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12872

Subjects:

Anderson, Robert Frank

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Robert Frank Anderson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12872), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress