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[Japanese Invasion Money Fifty Centavos]

Fifty centavos issued by the Japanese Government in the Phillipines during World War II. Decorative pattern on reverse side in purple.

GLC09620.367

[American Military Occupation Currency B-Yen Fifty Sen]

A banknote worth fifty sen and used in areas occupied by the American military in Japan. There is a note at the top marking it as five cents.

The decorative engraving on the front side is printed in blue and on the reverse it is printed in brown...

GLC09620.370

[Photograph of grounded plane]

A photograph of a plane with a hole torn through the metal and/or glass.

A post-it note included with the collection notes these "snaps" are miscellaneous photos of crew/camps/places in the Pacific.

GLC09620.270

[Japanese Invasion Money Five Centavos]

Five centavos issued by the Japanese Government in the Phillipines during World War II. Decorative blue pattern on reverse side.

GLC09620.365

[Japanese Military Occupation Currency Fifty Sen]

A banknote worth fifty Sen, used in areas occupied by the Japanese Military. The reverse side is a blue and red engraving of an entrance to a village.

Robert L. Stone made notes on an the side noting the bill as worth fifty sen with a picture of...

GLC09620.371

to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone

Addressed to "Dad + Bee." The plane his crew flies had an engine fail when they were in the air and the next time they flew it was on the "fritz," so they landed after circling their base. The first day they were flying out over the ocean and broke...

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[Photograph of plane tail]

A photograph of the tail of a plane with the number "440893."

A post-it note included with the collection notes these "snaps" are miscellaneous photos of crew/camps/places in the Pacific.

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to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone

Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He apologizes not writing lately as they've been busy with late night flying. Last night they flew until an "ungodly hour," but they have the day off now, where he's catching up on letters and sleep. They've been flying so...

GLC09620.076

to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone

Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He writes that his lack of letters is due to their very routine days and it's hard to write sometimes. Their flying hours increased as their class hours dwindle down. He recounts a miraculous accident another crew got into...

GLC09620.077

to Jacob Stone

Addressed to "Lt. CAM AR C. STONE." Apologizes that he couldn't call, everything is fine with a letter following.

The telegram is dated in the center of the text block. "Letters in a Box," notes the telegram was sent on February 14, 1944.

GLC09620.078