Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone

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GLC#
GLC09620.041.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
14 August 1943
Author/Creator
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Title
to Jacob Stone
Place Written
Childress, Texas
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 27.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
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Transcript of document
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

Addressed to "Dad." It was great to talk to his father last night, phone calls are tough to get through. He writes about dropping his first bomb, and the swell instructors flying with him. The weather is bearable in flight, unlike down on the ground where it's unbearable. The town is dreadfuly boring, and "after this, combat outght to be easy."

Asks his father to send him a thermos, and a shaving kit, and to pass on a letter (not enclosed in the collection).

Letter is written on "Army Air Forces, Bombardier School, Childress, Texas," stationary and is dated as "Saturday Nite." "Letters in a Box" notes the date as August 14, 1943. Handwritten copy of GLC09620.041.02.

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