Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.132 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Oahu, Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1944 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 27.3 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He finished up his training missions and will be heading to "destination unknown." He writes that his family can follow his whereabouts by reading about the "7th AAF Liberators in the daily papers." He asks that his parents keep their fingers crossed that he can get his thirty-five missions completed. He was upset when he recieved the "Grapevine" newspaper from Pam announcing the death of Jimmy Levy, a friend of theirs. He is surprised that everyone is getting married back home, and hopes there will be someone left for him! He jokingly asks his father to call Eddie Hilson a "stinker' for stealing away my gal."
Mentions that most of his letters get postmarked in San Francisco, rather than when he writes them. He asks that they all keep writing, even though he may not have a lot of time to write back.
The letter is dated as "Oahu, Hawaii, September 30th." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as September 30, 1944.
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