Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.024 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Ellington Field, Texas Type: Postcard Date: 4 May 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 14.9 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Folks." Brief note to say he was "as red as a lobster" from a day trip to the beach. It was a good break from the routine of training.
"Letters in a Box" notes the letter was written on May 4, 1943.
Postcard image is "Beach Front, Showing Hotel Buccaneer and Murdoch's Bathhouse, Galveston, Texas."
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