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Wilson, Gill Robb (1892-1966) The Bombardier Pays Off

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.226 Author/Creator: Wilson, Gill Robb (1892-1966) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 27 October 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.8 x 11.3 cm. Order a Copy

A clipping from the New York Herald Tribune talking about the position of a bombardier. Small article on a captured Nazi General on the back.

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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