Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone, Beatrice Stone, Don Stone, Jim Stone, Ken Marks, and Barry Marks
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.044.01 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Childress, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 27.7 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad, Bee, Don, Jim, Ken, and Barry." He is still plugging along with training, even as they now get up at 4:20AM and are flying by 6:00AM. His class is now at seventy men when they started with one hundred and five. Six more weeks and he will graduate, and he's never worked or wished so hard to accomplish something before. They began "combat bombing" when they have to hit targets painted on the fields, and he explains what a bombardier does, using a bomb sight. They'll be going out to "maneuvers which last for about five days," next week, where they'll live and fly in combat conditions.
He thanks his father for the shaving brush, and apologizes for sending a joint letter. He writes that he is very jealous of Don, who got to go home for a break. Life is very routine, and doesn't have a lot to write about.
Letter is dated as "Sunday." "Letters in a Box" notes the date as August 29, 1943.
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