Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection

Letter from Sonny Boy to Pauline Smith; September 30, 1943

Letter from Sonny Boy to Pauline Smith; September 30, 1943

Sam Ellard Smith

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From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Sonny Boy to Pauline Smith; September 30, 1943. Sonny Boy is roughing it in the army now that he is finished driving tanks. He complains to his mother about the bivouac and says that the place is crawling with skunks, but is cheered by the fact that he is gaining weight and has $26 to buy a watch.