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Army Air Forces [Kwaj Lodge Membership Rock]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.402 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: Marshall Islands Type: Object Date: 6 November 1944 Pagination: 1 card : rock and paper : cream and black ; 9.8 x 7.2 cm. Order a Copy

Card with a small rock glued near the top. A membership rock for the Kwaj Lodge. The card certifies that Lt. Robert L. Stone "is a member of the Fraternal Order of Rock-happy Residents of Kwajalein." Signed by Rock Happy Rodger "maitre d'hotel Kwaj Lodge."

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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