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Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone, Beatrice Stone, Don Stone, James Stone, Barry Marks, and Ken Marks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.127 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Oahu, Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 September 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 27.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

Addressed to "Dad, Bee, Don, Jim, Barry, + Ken." He apologizes for the lapse of mail, but he is now the "proud possessor of a very impressive diploma" as school sped up massively, but he's done. He is now flying all the time, and the next time he writes he might not be in Hawaii. He can't write about it, but tells his family to follow the "7th AAF Liberators." He tried locating Barry, but with no luck. He hopes to bump into him soon.

The letter is dated as "September 1, 1944." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as September 1, 1944.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Stone, Jacob, fl. 1894-1985
Stone, Beatrice Hecht Marks, 1901-1962
Marks, Barry, 1926-1983
Stone, Donald, 1925-2017
Stone, James, 1926-2007

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