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1946
United States. Army Air Forces
[Business Card]
A business card naming Robert L. Stone as a Lieutenant, Air Corps, Army of the United States.
GLC09620.201.01
A business card showing Robert L. Stone as a Lieutenant, Air Corps, Army of the United States. Same as GLC09620.201.01.
GLC09620.201.02
circa 1943-1946
[Membership Card]
An Agana Air Base Officer's Club card noting that Robert L. Stone is a member.
GLC09620.202
1990
The Collings Foundation (Stow, MA)
[The Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator Fundraiser]
A small booklet with a picture of a B-24 liberator in color with the history of the program and contribution categories.
A post-it note with the collection notes "Program from an air show Bob and I [Sheila Stone] attended in Punta Gorda, FL in the...
GLC09620.203
2 November 2015
Stone, Sheila, 1935-?
to Sheila Stone
Printed email from Jane Rosen thanking Sheila Stone for the donation of "Letters in a Box." Jane Rosen works for the Imperial War Museums.
GLC09620.204
2015
["Letters in a Box" beginnings]
Document detailing how the book of Robert Stone's letters, "Letters in a Box," came to be, starting with an oral history interview done by Otis Baker.
GLC09620.205
[Sample page]
A sample page from "Letters in a Box" with the book's introduction.
GLC09620.206
[Sample pages]
Background history on Robert L. Stone and the oral history transcript by Otis Baker. It briefly explains a B-24 plane and how the Norden bombsight was operated.
GLC09620.207
[Application for Commission]
A typed document that states Robert Stone's civilian and military experience and awards.
GLC09620.208
Robert L. Stone Dates
A typed document that includes the highlights of Robert L. Stone's dates from May 1942 to December 1945.
GLC09620.209
["Letters in a Box" research]
Typed document with additional information on the veterans of World War II and the 431st Bomb Squadron, 11th Group.
GLC09620.210
["Letters in a Box" proposal pages]
The prelimary proposal and sample pages for "Letters in a Box."
GLC09620.211
23 July 2015
Calendars for the years 1943-1945
Calendars used to date letters and objects for "Letters in a Box."
GLC09620.212
27 August 1944
U.S. Army Air Forces Diploma
Robert L. Stone's diploma from the Seventh Air Force Gunnery School given at Hickem Field in Hawaii. Has official gold seal with a faded yellow and purple ribbon.
Signed by Harold E. Kratzer, Captain and Air Corps Executive and Louis E. Boutwell...
GLC09620.214
circa 1945
A printed photograph of landing boats moving toward the shore, and the island of Iwo Jima. On the back it shows men and supplies hiding in fox holes.
GLC09620.215
July 1938
Blow-out Sends Car Over Bank Two Are Hurt
Robert Stone, 16, and Jack Nathan, 23, were in an accident when their right rear tire blew out. Robert Stone suffered from a broken femur and Jack Nathan had a lacerated foot.
Mounted Dimensions: 19.2 x 10.2 cm
GLC09620.216.01
An image of the car after the accident where Robert L. Stone and Jack Nathan were injured.
Mounted Dimensions: 17.1 x 18.4 cm
GLC09620.216.02
21 February 1944
Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-2010
Marines Beat Japanese Back in Wild Battle
A clipping from the Honolulu Advertiser with aerial views of Iwo Jima after a battle. Includes a small section of an article from the first page of the newspaper [not included].
GLC09620.217
18 July 1944
Bombs Over Iwo Jima
A clipping of a photograph and caption of bombs over Iwo Jima.
GLC09620.218
Hathaway, Amos T., fl. 1944
The Battle as I Saw it
A clipping from a magazine describing Comdr. Amos Townsend Hathway's experiences as the Captain of the Destroyer USS Heerman for the US Navy.
Article continued in GLC09620.219.02.
GLC09620.219.01
Article began on GLC09620.219.01.
GLC09620.219.02
20 August 1944
Brief Magazine
Bombs Over Yap
A clipping of a photo of planes flying over an island. The caption reads "Circling for the bomb run of their first attack on Yap Aug. 20, Liberators of the 7th AAF hit the Jap base with 40 tons of bombs. The strike extends the current field of action...
GLC09620.220
17 October 1944
The Horrible Monster
A clipping of a photograph of the crew of "The Horrible Monster" and a photo of Major Bill Lopez and other soldiers in the 7th Army Air Force Special Service.
GLC09620.221
Kelley's Cobra
A clipping of a photograph of Kelley's Cobra, which looks to be a B-24 Liberator.
GLC09620.222
Berry's Bombers
A clipping of a photograph of Berry's Bombers plane with a portion of the story on the second page. Talks briefly about the 7th Army Air Force history.
GLC09620.223
18 October 1944
[The Chamber Maid's Impossible Landing]
A magazine clipping of the wreck of the plane the Chamber Maid. The captions read, "The Chamber Maid was going into its bombing run over Iwo Jima when the Zeros hit. Eleven men flew 650 impossible miles back to their home base and cheated death with...
GLC09620.224
On the Deck to Chichi
A magazine clipping of a photo of a solider looking out of a hole in a plane. The caption reads "a 1000-pounder from a plane in its own squadron ripped this hole, landed inside the ship. Waist Gunner Cpl Vince Sutter thought suddenly: 'The damn thing...
GLC09620.225
27 October 1944
Wilson, Gill Robb, 1892-1966
The Bombardier Pays Off
A clipping from the New York Herald Tribune talking about the position of a bombardier. Small article on a captured Nazi General on the back.
GLC09620.226
7 December 1944
Already Pocked
A clipping from a magazine of a bombing target. The caption reads "already pocked by hundreds of bomb hits, Iwo Jima rocks again under massive Dec. 7 strike, the heaviest of the Pacific war."
GLC09620.227
26 December 1944
Pressure Points
A page out of "Brief" talking about the pressure points in the Pacific Front as well as a group of soliders flying B-25s. It includes pictures of planes, islands, and soliders.
GLC09620.228
Waterspouts
A clipping of "Waterspouts from Liberator's 50-cal. guns make a pattern around small boat at right, as low-flying 7th AAF planes strafes shipping in Bonins." Same clipping as GLC09620.229.02.
Continuation of "Pressure Points" article (GLC09620.228)...
GLC09620.229.01
A clipping of just the photo "Waterspouts from Liberator's 50-cal. guns make a pattern around small boat at right, as low-flying 7th AAF planes strafes shipping in Bonins." that has been cut off. Sama clipping as GLC09620.229.01.
Continuation of...
GLC09620.229.02
22 February 1945
Davis Closing Order Leaves Future in Doubt
A clipping of a photo showing the Suribachi volcano, a Japanese stronghold.
GLC09620.230
10 March 1945
A photo of the Liberator "Lil Audrey" with two heavyweight champions.
Statistics for the 100 missions flown are painted on the plane.
The date of the clipping was found on Newspapers.com.
GLC09620.231
17 July 1945
A small article announcing the discontinuation of Camp Davis where Robert L. Stone was sent after he completed forty missions. It will be offered to other war departments and all personnel, patients, and anyone else at the camp will be sent to other...
GLC09620.232
21 November 1946
[Newspaper clipping of women at a man's house]
Newspaper clipping of a photo of an older gentleman sitting in a chair, surrounded by a large group of women who appear to be listening intently.
A post-it note included in the collection dated the clipping at November 21, 1946 and wrote "Who?"
GLC09620.233
A clipping of a photo that shows a plane exploding while another flies.
GLC09620.234
New Job
A page from a magazine with a photo of three planes flying by an island. On the reverse side there are partial interviews with Joel C. Hart Jr. Robert J. Meade and George P. Michaels.
GLC09620.235
Collision
A clipping of a plane that's wing is damaged. Captain reads "Collision over Chichi did this. Pilot Lt Strong still wonders how he got back home."
GLC09620.236
Pressure
A clipping of a plane that is flying along the coastline. The caption reads "On prowl for Jap ships, 7th AAF Liberator boldly skirts Chichi Jima's rugged coastline.
GLC09620.237
A clipping of a photo showing a plane flying over a very flat island with palm trees missing their fronds. Log cabins lie along the coastline.
GLC09620.238
Split Wide Open
A clipping of a photo captioned as "split wide open by the force of the crash, the "Chamber Maid's" fuselage gapes wide to reveal oxygen bottles, torn tubing, wires, and scarttered wreckage."
GLC09620.239
Haha Jima Cliffs
A clipping of a photo captioned as "Liberator machinegun fire catches Jap ships fleeing for safety of Haha Jima cliffs."
GLC09620.240
A clipping from a magazine of a plane flying by islands, possibly taken from the window of another plane. Printed in blue. The reverse side shows a soldier in uniform sitting on a wall of sandbags by a large gun.
GLC09620.241
American Bombs Head for Iwo Jima
A clipping from a magazine showing bombs dropping over Iwo Jima. The caption of the photo reads "American bombs head for Iwo Jima in pre-invasion bombing. This picture shows the crisscross patten of Jap defenses, the series of interlocking defenses...
GLC09620.242
[Photos of islands]
A clipping from a magazine of two photos that show two pictures of islands. The picture on the left shows a smoke cloud from an explosion. The second image shows a volcano.
GLC09620.243
circa 1943-1945
[Planes grounded]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground with two soldiers standing on the right. One plane is flying.
GLC09620.244
[Clipping of planes flying over islands]
A clipping from a magazine of two planes flying over islands. Blurred section of the plane where photo was taken makes up top left quarter.
GLC09620.245
[Clipping of planes on runway]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground. A man in shorts is directing a plane, and the wheel on another plane is in the foreground.
GLC09620.246
[Planes over Truk Lagoon]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes flying with a map of Truk. The caption readings "7th AAF Liberators fly over the Truk lagoon, with 25 miles of key targets visible below." The reverse side has a graphic of the "Pacific Pattern."
GLC09620.247
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