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Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972) to Robert L. Stone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.200 Author/Creator: Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 1946 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.7 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy

A thank you note to Robert L. Stone on behalf of the President and the United States for serving in the war. Signed by Harry Truman.

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
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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