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Stone, Robert L. (1921-2009) Christmas Greetings

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.070 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L. (1921-2009) Place Written: March Field, California Type: Greeting Card Date: 25 December 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.8 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

A brief greeting card for Christmas and best wishes for a happy New Year.

The card is not dated. "Letters in a Box" notes the date as December 25, 1943.

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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Christmas Greetings
AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPIER NEW YEAR
Best o' love -
Bobby

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Stone, Beatrice Hecht Marks, 1901-1962
Stone, Jacob, fl. 1894-1985

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