Unknown [Photograph of Retreat Parade Ceremony]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.341 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Fort Dix, New Jersey Type: Photograph signed 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. Robert L. Stone is the solider on the far right. James Stone is the second from the left.
Brigadier General Madison Pearson signed the photo "with warmest personal regards and in sincere appreciation for your loyal service.
"Letters in a Box" notes that the photo is of "pinning ceremony at Fort Dix, signed by Brigadier General Madison Pearson. Bob worked as an Aide-de-Camp for the General after the war ended. Bob's brother, Jimmy Stone, is second from the left [of photo]."
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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