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Stone, Sheila (1935- ) to Sheila Stone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.204 Author/Creator: Stone, Sheila (1935- ) Place Written: Williamstown, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 2 November 2015 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28.9 x 22.6 cm. Order a Copy

Printed email from Jane Rosen thanking Sheila Stone for the donation of "Letters in a Box." Jane Rosen works for the Imperial War Museums.

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
Stone, Sheila, 1935-?

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