Letters in a box
By: handwritten by Robert L. Stone ; introduction/epilogue, Sheila M. Stone ; drawings/assembly: Ali Adair
Publisher: [publisher not identified]; Letters in a Box
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9780692495964
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Aerial operations; Campaigns; America Personal narratives; Military campaigns; Aerial Military operations; American; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 7th; United States; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 11th
Description: On December 8, 1941 Bob Stone sat in his dorm room at Williams College listening to FDR's speech about Pearl Harbor and decided to enlist in the Army Air Forces. He wrote over 150 letters home to his Dad and family that chronicle his journey from his enlistment through 40 combat missions as a bombardier in the South Pacific. Eight members of the family were involved in the war effort at home and overseas and four fought for Iwo Jima: one from the sea, one from the air, two on the beaches, while a fifth fought in the Battle of the Bulge. These were two of the deadliest battles of World War II. Bob's journey from 1942-1945 is told through his letters, scrapbooks, photos, and first-hand memories. As we lose the last of our World War II veterans we need to preserve and respect these memories now-- or the sacrifices they made to ensure our freedom will be lost forever.
Notes: Handwritten letters of 1st Lt. Robert L. Stone (0-696041) Bombardier, United States Army Air Forces, 7th Air Force, 11th Bomb Group, 431st Bomb Squadron (Heavy) during World War II, from his induction into the Army Air Forces through 40 combat missions as a bombardier in the South Pacific--January 1943-August 15, 1945.