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Army Air Forces Presidential Appointment

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.194.01 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: Fort Dix, New Jersey Type: Printed document signed Date: 26 August 1946 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.7 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

A military record detailing Robert L. Stone's particulars as he was separated from service.

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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.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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