Robert Burwell Oral History Transcript (Radio Broadcast)

Mr. Robert Burwell started out as a pilot/biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska, where he and his wife would spend 12 years there before moving to Washington, DC to become the National Aviation manager for FWS. Organization:FWS Name: Robert Burwell Years: 1944-1971 Program: Regional Director (Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife)<br/< Keywords: History, Biography, Directors (USFWS), Employees (USFWS), Regional Director, River basins, Wetlands, Work of the Service

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