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

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GLC#
GLC09620.152-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 December 1944
Author/Creator
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Title
to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
Place Written
Northern Mariana Islands
Pagination
2 p. : envelope Height: 27.6 cm, Width: 19.4 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." It's the 25th, but it feels like any other day. They did get a "delicious turkey dinner." It's easy to lose track of the days as they focus on how many missions they can complete in a month. He thanks Bee for the "swell birthday card" and complains about the mail. He's getting on with his missions, but things are tense as they aren't sure if the army will stick to their forty-mission requirement.

Conditions are improving, all the boys have wooden floors and frames in the tents, and they finished an enlisted men's club. They're hoping to build an officers club soon. He saw Barry, and "dug up an extra case of beer for him to celebrate" on Christmas Day.

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