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

GLC09620.077

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GLC#
GLC09620.077-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 24, 1944
Author/Creator
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Title
to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
Place Written
March Field, California
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 17 cm
PDF Download(s)
Transcript of document
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He writes that his lack of letters is due to their very routine days and it's hard to write sometimes. Their flying hours increased as their class hours dwindle down. He recounts a miraculous accident another crew got into. They ran out of fuel and most of the crew bailed out, while the two pilots landed the plane in a field. One soldier broke his leg, but the two pilots escaped the wreckage unharmed after their crash landing.

The letter is dated "Sunday 24," and as he is still in March Field, it can be assumed it is still 1944.

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