Stuff of Life's video: Stalag Luft 1 Prisoner of War POW Diary 1 of 5 : Shot Down over Germany

Robert R. Case was born and raised in Arkansas. In the Second World War he served as a B-17 bombardier. On his third mission, his plane was shot down over Oschersleben, Germany. The target was a German Focke-Wulfe fighter aircraft factory. He was held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Germany, for sixteen months. The Y.M.C.A. provided prisoners with journals. These excerpts and drawings are taken from Mr. Case's prisoner journal. Mr. Case died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 2012. Posted as part of the "War & Life" project: https://warandlifediscussions.weebly.com/ Any veteran who served in any combat zone in any capacity, and anyone with materials that can be archived as in this video, is invited to contact pjones@jbu.edu. Technical editing by Kim Johnson, Advancement of Teaching, Learning and Scholarship (JBU).