Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone, Beatrice Stone, Don Stone, and Jim Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.135 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Marshall Islands Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 October 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 27.4 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad, Bee, Don, Jim, et al." After three months in Oahu, they are finally "down under." The base is "kinda makeshift" as the island took a pounding from the U.S. Air Force. The men of the squadron all seem great, and they range from "old veterans" finishing up their last few missions, to those who have only been there for a "short while." It takes six to eight months to complete the thirty-five mission requirement before they can return stateside. After fifteen missions they will get a break for ten days. He doesn't know when they'll fly their first mission, but they'll start local. He asks that they keep their fingers crossed and praises the pilot.
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