Letter from Sonny Boy Smith to Pauline Smith; October 19, 1943

Creator

Sam Ellard Smith

Files

Date

10-19-1943

Description

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Sonny Boy Smith to Pauline Smith; October 19, 1943. Sonny Boy's army training has intensified as it draws to an end, he shares with Pauline that he has taken part in simulated "village fighting", close combat firing and bombings. He reports he excelled at shooting various kinds of machine guns and shares an unfavorable view of a U.S.O. show he recently attended. This letter is nearly idetical to the letter he sent his Martha, Letter from Sonny Boy Smith to Martha Smith; October 18, 1943.

Mentioned Locations

Fort Knox (Ky.)

Keywords

Army life; Well-being; Military

Format

Digital reproduction of a 6-page handwritten letter

Contributor

Stephanie R Salvaterra

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19431019-smith-sonnyboy_001

Source

Box C612, Folder 11

Notes

Letter may have originally included a photo, but one was no longer attached upon digitization.

Rights

All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women. Permission to publish or reproduce must be requested in writing to the University Archivist. Published materials may also be protected by copyright, and the user must locate and request permission from copyright holder to publish or reproduce.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Sam Ellard, "Letter from Sonny Boy Smith to Pauline Smith; October 19, 1943" (1943). Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. 262.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/262