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Davis Closing Order Leaves Future in Doubt

A small article announcing the discontinuation of Camp Davis where Robert L. Stone was sent after he completed forty missions. It will be offered to other war departments and all personnel, patients, and anyone else at the camp will be sent to other...

GLC09620.232

[Newspaper clipping of women at a man's house]

Newspaper clipping of a photo of an older gentleman sitting in a chair, surrounded by a large group of women who appear to be listening intently.

A post-it note included in the collection dated the clipping at November 21, 1946 and wrote "Who?"

GLC09620.233

Davis Closing Order Leaves Future in Doubt

A clipping of a photo that shows a plane exploding while another flies.

GLC09620.234

New Job

A page from a magazine with a photo of three planes flying by an island. On the reverse side there are partial interviews with Joel C. Hart Jr. Robert J. Meade and George P. Michaels.

GLC09620.235

Collision

A clipping of a plane that's wing is damaged. Captain reads "Collision over Chichi did this. Pilot Lt Strong still wonders how he got back home."

GLC09620.236

Pressure

A clipping of a plane that is flying along the coastline. The caption reads "On prowl for Jap ships, 7th AAF Liberator boldly skirts Chichi Jima's rugged coastline.

GLC09620.237

Pressure

A clipping of a photo showing a plane flying over a very flat island with palm trees missing their fronds. Log cabins lie along the coastline.

GLC09620.238

Split Wide Open

A clipping of a photo captioned as "split wide open by the force of the crash, the "Chamber Maid's" fuselage gapes wide to reveal oxygen bottles, torn tubing, wires, and scarttered wreckage."

GLC09620.239

Haha Jima Cliffs

A clipping of a photo captioned as "Liberator machinegun fire catches Jap ships fleeing for safety of Haha Jima cliffs."

GLC09620.240

Haha Jima Cliffs

A clipping from a magazine of a plane flying by islands, possibly taken from the window of another plane. Printed in blue.
The reverse side shows a soldier in uniform sitting on a wall of sandbags by a large gun.

GLC09620.241

American Bombs Head for Iwo Jima

A clipping from a magazine showing bombs dropping over Iwo Jima. The caption of the photo reads "American bombs head for Iwo Jima in pre-invasion bombing. This picture shows the crisscross patten of Jap defenses, the series of interlocking defenses...

GLC09620.242

[Photos of islands]

A clipping from a magazine of two photos that show two pictures of islands. The picture on the left shows a smoke cloud from an explosion. The second image shows a volcano.

GLC09620.243

[Planes grounded]

A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground with two soldiers standing on the right. One plane is flying.

GLC09620.244

[Clipping of planes flying over islands]

A clipping from a magazine of two planes flying over islands. Blurred section of the plane where photo was taken makes up top left quarter.

GLC09620.245

[Clipping of planes on runway]

A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground. A man in shorts is directing a plane, and the wheel on another plane is in the foreground.

GLC09620.246

[Planes over Truk Lagoon]

A magazine clipping of a photo of planes flying with a map of Truk. The caption readings "7th AAF Liberators fly over the Truk lagoon, with 25 miles of key targets visible below." The reverse side has a graphic of the "Pacific Pattern."

GLC09620.247

Legacy of Letters

An article from the Lifestyles section of the Berkshire Eagle newspaper describes how the "Letters in a Box" project began. Mentions that Sheila Stone was going to give the collection to the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

This copy is the same...

GLC09620.248.01

Legacy of Letters

An article from the Lifestyles section of the Berkshire Eagle newspaper describes how the "Letters in a Box" project began. Mentions that Sheila Stone was going to give the collection to the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

This copy is the same...

GLC09620.248.02

Iwo Fierce and Bloody

The front page of the Honolulu Advertiser. Includes photographs of the island of Iwo Jima before and after. Reverse side talks about the Pacific theatre battles in more detail.

Dated Wednesday, February 21, 1944, however February 21, 1944 was a...

GLC09620.249

Landing in Bonins Reported!

The front page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Includes articles on "U.S. Planes Strike Hitler's Hideout", "Nazis Surrender as West Wall Crumbles", "Fight for Iwo Continues at Furious Pace." Includes two images to go along with the articles.

GLC09620.250

[Cleartype General Map of the Pacific Ocean, Southeastern Asia, and Austrailia]

A map of the Pacific Ocean, Southeastern Asia and Austrailia. Copyright the American Map Company Inc. Originally published by Cleartype Maps. Contains Robert L. Stone's notes on where he traveled when he was deployed.

GLC09620.251

[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.

GLC09620.268

[Photograph of grounded plane]

A photograph of a single-engined plane on the ground.

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

GLC09620.269

[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

[Photograph of grounded plane]

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

GLC09620.271

[Photograph of Lil' Audrey Plane]

A photograph of the "Lil' Audrey Grows Up" B-24 bomber plane. Bombs denoting each mission are painted on the side.

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

GLC09620.272

[Photograph of a stage]

A photograph of a stage with rows of wooden seating.

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

GLC09620.273

[Photograph of a camp structure]

A photograph of a canvas structure with oil drums on the top to be used as a shower.

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

GLC09620.274

[Photograph of two service men with leather jackets]

A photograph of two men standing in front of a car with their hands in their pockets. They are wearing leather Army Air Force jackets.

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

GLC09620.275

[Photograph of Three Men Smiling in Uniform]

A photograph of three men in the 7th Army Air Forces. Two are looking at the camera and the third is looking at them.

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

GLC09620.276

[Photograph of Man Posing in Front of Tent]

A photograph of a man leaning against a tent.

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

GLC09620.277

[Photograph of man standing and looking at camera]

A photograph of a man standing and looking at the camera in front of a structure.

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

GLC09620.278

[Photograph of Man Standing in Tent Entrance]

A photograph of a man coming out of a tent.

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

GLC09620.279

[Photograph of grounded plane]

A photograph of grounded plane in color.

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

GLC09620.280

[Photograph of the Hansens]

A photograph of the Hansen couple that took Robert L. Stone in during his rest leave. See GLC09620.159 for the letter where they are referred to as "Hansen."
The back of the photo has a note that says "Jensens- rest leave on their ranch/farm on...

GLC09620.281

[Photograph of Two Men in Sunglasses]

A photograph of two men in uniform wearing sunglasses in front of a tree and two tents.

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

GLC09620.282

[Photograph of Man Sitting on Bench]

A photograph of a man sitting on a bench in camp.

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

GLC09620.283

[Photograph of Man Posed on Table]

A photograph of a man sitting posed on a table in camp.

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

GLC09620.284

[Photograph of Man Smiling]

A photograph of a man standing in front of a raised tent in camp.

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

GLC09620.285

[Photograph of Lil' Audrey Plane Art]

A photograph of the B-24 Bomber "Lil' Audrey" with the number of missions the plane has flown denoted by paintings of bombs.

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

GLC09620.286

[Photograph of Man Getting a Tan]

A photograph a man in shorts lying out in the sun.

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

GLC09620.287

[Photograph of Two Men Posing]

A photograph two men posing in uniform and smoking.

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

GLC09620.288

[Aerial View of Islands]

An aerial photograph of islands taken from a plane.

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

GLC09620.289

[Photograph of Robert L. Stone's Crew]

A photograph of Robert L. Stone's crew posed in front of one of the B-24 Liberators they flew.

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

GLC09620.290

[Photograph of Bob's Crew]

A photograph of Robert L. Stone's crew posed in front of one of the B-24 Liberators they flew. Taken from a slight angle.

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

GLC09620.291

[Photograph of Bob's Crew]

A photograph of Robert L. Stone's crew posed in front of one of the B-24 Liberators they flew. This photo was taken closer to the crew.

Printed on thick photo paper. Same as GLC09620.292.02.

A post-it note included with the collection notes these...

GLC09620.292.01

[Photograph of Bob's Crew]

A photograph of Robert L. Stone's crew posed in front of one of the B-24 Liberators they flew. This photo was taken closer to the crew.

Printed on thick photo paper. Same as GLC09620.292.01.

A post-it note included with the collection notes these...

GLC09620.292.02

[Photograph of "The Captain and The Kids" plane]

A photograph of plane "The Captain and the Kids" with a Captain and two kids riding a bomb. The number of missions flown by the plane are represented by a cut off section of painted bombs.

A post-it note included with the collection notes these...

GLC09620.293

[Photograph of "Shoot the Works" plane]

A photograph of plane "Shoot the Works" with two dice displaying five and six.

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

GLC09620.294

[Photograph of "Liberty Belle" plane]

A photograph of plane "Liberty Belle" with a portrait of the Liberty Bell. The number of missions flown by the plane are represented by a cut off section of painted bombs.

A post-it note included with the collection notes these "snaps" are...

GLC09620.295