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

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GLC09620.129
GLC#
GLC09620.129-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 14, 1944
Author/Creator
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Title
to Jacob Stone
Place Written
Oahu, Hawaii
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." He's excited about the news of Don's promotion, but hesitant with his eagerness to go overseas rather than into O.C.S. [Officer Candidate School] which would be perfect for Don. He wrote his feelings to his brother, but asks his father what his thoughts on the matter are.

They still have a few training missions to fly, so they're "going down under has been delayed." All of their planes are out of commission, so they haven't completed too much flying. He mailed his father a folder with important documents and asks him to keep them safe. He spent a few days in Honolulu, and the room he stayed in was occupied that same day by Jack Benny.

The letter is dated as "Oahu, Hawaii, September 14th." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as September 14, 1944.

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