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

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GLC#
GLC09620.040.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 August 1943
Author/Creator
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Title
to Jacob Stone, Beatrice Stone, Don Stone, Jim Stone, and Barry Marks
Place Written
Childress, Texas
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 27.6 cm, Width: 21.4 cm
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Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

Addressed to "Dad, Bee, Don, Jim, and Barry." A lengthy letter catching everyone up on the past month at Childress. They get up at 5:00AM and work until 9:30PM. They've begun flying in "AT-11" twin engine planes, and he flew a "zero-zero mission." They're also learning how to bomb, by using a "bombing trainer." In training they now fly seven days a week, and it's "fun but rough." Two men have washed out, including one who asked to leave because he couldn't handle the stress.

Asks that everyone keeps writing to him as he loves to hear from them, even though he can't write back at the moment.

Letter is dated as "Sunday Aft." "Letters in a Box" notes the date as August 8, 1943. Typed copy of GLC09620.040.01.

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