Lieutenant Robert B. Russell

Creator

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Identifier

20034382

Description

Lieutenant Robert B. Russell, a B-24 pilot, is home in Fort Worth, Texas after eight bombing missions in the Mediterranean. In the eighth mission, he saw the engine of the B-24 explode midair and he bailed out. He managed to escape enemy territory and made his way back to base. He was just in time to intercept a "missing in action" message to his mother. Lieutenant Russell is a graduate of Paschal High School. He has two brothers in the military while the third is a ROTC student at Paschal. Lieutenant Russell is standing against a wall wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1944-05-25

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-588

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Pilots; Military uniforms; Russell; Robert B.; Paschal High schools; United States. Army Air Forces