Stone, Robert L. (1921-2009) to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.024 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L. (1921-2009) Place Written: Ellington Field, Texas Type: Postcard Date: 4 May 1943 Pagination: 2 p. ; 9.9 x 14.9 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Folks." Brief note to say he was "as red as a lobster" from a day trip to the beach. It was a good break from the routine of training.
"Letters in a Box" notes the letter was written on May 4, 1943.
Postcard image is "Beach Front, Showing Hotel Buccaneer and Murdoch's Bathhouse, Galveston, Texas."
Robert "Bob" Stone was a Bombardier in World War II and served in the Pacific Front. These letters, were compiled by Bob's wife, Sheila M. Stone, and Ali Adair into a book named Letters in a Box. This book details Bob's service to his country, and his life after the war. Bob's letters were donated to the collection by his wife, Sheila M. Stone, in 2017. It contains a variety of letters, postcards, patches, pins, photographs, and scrapbooks that relate to Bob's training and combat missions.
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A/C R. L. Stone 12120188
Bombardier Wing
Group 21 Squadron D
Ellington Field, Texas
Dear Folks -
A few of us were down here today and I'm now as broiled as a lobster. It was to go bathing and sunning for a change from our routine - Bobby
Lt. Comdr. J. C. Stone
375 Park Avenue
New York City
N.Y.
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Beach Front, Showing Hotel Buccaneer and Murdoch's Bathhouse, Galveston, Texas 122
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