Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.123 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Oahu, Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 August 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 27.2 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." The first week of classes is over and they have a day off to spend at the beach. There's a "lovely officers club" right on the beach with an "attractive snack bar" and other perks. He found a college register as well and recognizes a few other names based in Hawaii.
Mail is still jumbled, but he's getting the ones with his new APO. He asks for them to continue writing.
Post-Script: Asks his parents to send him some 620 film by taking this letter to Eastman Kodak.
The letter is dated as "Sunday Aug. 6th." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as August 6, 1944.
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