Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.136 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Marshall Islands Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." All is well, if a little dull. The squadron went on a raid, but his crew stayed back. He walked around the atoll, but "it's just a flat coral atoll with no plant life of any sort, any more," due to earlier bombing. He complains briefly about the rations and the "terribly hot and very sultry weather." They're constantly perspiring. Some mail has been forwarded, but so far none from his family.
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