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Ben Robertson


Born
in Calhoun (now Clemson), South Carolina, The United States
June 22, 1903

Died
February 22, 1943


Ben Robertson was a journalist, author and war correspondent during World War II. He attended Clemson Agricultural College(now Clemson University) and graduated in 1923 with a degree in horticulture. He then went to the University of Missouri and received a degree in journalism in 1926.

His professional career in journalism began with a short stint at the News and Courier in Charleston. His first major job after graduating was at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. In 1927 he went to Australia to work for The News in Adelaide. From 1929 to 1934 he reported for the New York Herald Tribune, after which he went to work for the Associated Press in New York and London. In 1935 he went to the United Press and also sent stories to the Anderson Independent ...more

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