Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.056.02 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: Childress, Texas Type: Printed document signed Date: 22 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.5 x 21 cm.

Summary of Content: This is a negative copy of Robert Stone's Certificate of Service given at Fort Dix after his service in the war. It is signed by Major H.C. Ward.

Background Information: 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. See More

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Army of the United States
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that
ROBERT L. STONE 0 696 041 First Lieutenant
431st Bomb Squadron 11th Bomb Group
7th Air ...Force

honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army of the United States from 23 OCTOBER 1943 to 26 AUGUST 1946

Given at SEPARATION CENTER FORT DIX NEW JERSEY
on the 26TH day of AUGUST 1946

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

H. C. Ward
H C WARD MAJOR AC
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People: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

Subjects: World War IISoldier's LetterMilitary CampMilitary ServiceAir ForceAviationMilitary EducationTexasTranscript AvailableCrowdsourced Transcript AvailableTranscript Project: Robert L. Stone's World War II letters

Sub Era: World War II

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