Robert L. Norton - B-24 Gunner, POW
Update: 2023-04-09
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Growing up in central Georgia, Norton joined the Army Air Corps because of their good barracks and nice food. After being stationed in Italy, the B-24 he was flying in was shot down during his 2nd bombing mission over Austria. Robert would then spend the next 6 months in a grueling POW camp in Northeastern Poland. With the advancing Russian army at their doorstep, the German authorities made a move that would cause Robert to look back on the luxuries of basic training. Hear the story of the hardships Robert and other POWs endured at the ruthless hands of their Nazi captors.
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