Army Air Forces [Photograph of Retreat Parade Ceremony]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.340.03 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: Fort Dix, New Jersey Type: Photograph Date: 5 September 1945 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.7 x 26.4 cm. Order a Copy
A photograph of the pinning ceremony at Fort Dix. Five men are in line at attention. Robert L. Stone is the solider on the far right of the line. James Stone is on the right of the photo looking on.
"Letters in a Box" notes the photo as "The Fort Dix post photograph of the 'pinning' ceremony at Fort Dix, where Bob was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal. Bob's brother, Jimmy Stone, is on the right."
Same as GLC09620.340.01 and .02.
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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