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Army Air Forces [Bomb Pin]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.400 Author/Creator: Army Air Forces Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1943-1946 Pagination: 1 pin : metal, cloth, paper : gray and cream ; 16.9 x 4.4 cm. Order a Copy

Pin from a bomb "fuze" with an instructional tag that reads "Pin not to be removed until fuze is about to be placed in bomb. If fuze is removed from bomb replace pin at once."

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

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