Pvt. Sam E. Smith (346 35335)
CO.C. 10th Bn. A.R.T.C.
Fort Knox, Kentucky
FORT KNOX
OCT 4
1943
KY
Free
Miss Christine Smith
2312 Biscaine Blvd.
Miami, Florida


10/4/43
FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY
Sunday
Dear Gals,
I have just gotten back from tank
driving and am resting up. It feels pretty
good to sleep in bed after sleeping on 
the ground for three weeks. I got to
where I could drive tanks pretty good.
one day I was going out through
a sage patch and all of a sudden
I stopped. I got out and it was
balenced on a stump with both tracks
off the ground. We had to get another
tank to pull it off. These tanks
will go through the woods just like
it was grass. I knocked down some
trees eight or nine inches in diameter.
one night while we were out there
a pole cat got under the kitchen
and we nearly choked to death


when we went through the chow line.
The smell really went good with our
vittels.
Martha said that two of her niggers
got in a fight in the kitchen and
one cut the other in several places
with a knife.
When we came in Friday we had
to work all day cleaning our tanks
for inspection by the colonel. We
had to get mud out of some of
the hardest to get to places you
ever saw. When the Colonel came by 
he just took a slant at them
and diden't even know wheather they
were clean or not.
Mother said that Mose was doing 
a little hunting. I sure wish I could
help him a little. Hunting with him
is one of the things that I have
enjoyed. most in my life
Old Sam Ellard is going to Bruce
School and is going out for football.


FORT KNOX. KENTUCKY
I would really like to see him
lopeing down the field for a touchdown.
Martha said that he would be bent
double for something if somebody
threw a hot pass in his meet.
Abner and I corrospond pretty 
regular. In his last letter he asked
if he could borrow my gun. I
told him to keep it as long as
he wanted to 
Old Iam Hannaford is shipping
out soon. He diden't evey get a
furlough.
Well I can't think of another thing
to write anyway I had better get 
out of this barrics before some
cook comes through and puts me
on K.P.


Me and an old boy from oklahoma
are taking time about blowing the 
harp. He is just about as ignorant
as I am and we are having a
real good time.
Love from 
Sonny Boy