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Army Air Forces [Membership Card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.202 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: Guam Type: Printed document Date: circa 1943-1946 Pagination: 1 p. ; 7.9 x 11.2 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

An Agana Air Base Officer's Club card noting that Robert L. Stone is a member.

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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Lt. Rob't. L. Stone
MEMBER

AGANA AIR BASE
OFFICER'S CLUB

[Illegible signature]
TREASURER

Notes:
Card features an image of an airplane flying over the shore.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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