Letter from Sonnyboy to Pauline Smith; October 3, 1943

Creator

Sam Ellard Smith

Files

Date

10-3-1943

Description

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Sonnyboy to Pauline Smith; October 3, 1943. Sonnyboy often takes to hiding to avoid having to do work. He shares a story about driving a tank up a tree stump and complains that he had to clean the tanks for an inspection by a colonel.

Mentioned Locations

Fort Knox, (Ky.)

Keywords

Army life; Wellbeing; Military

Format

Digital reproduction of a 4-page handwritten letter

Contributor

Stephanie R Salvaterra; Hillary A. H. Richardson

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19431003-smith-sonnyboy_001

Source

Box C612, Folder 11

Notes

Use of n-word, general racism

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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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 Sonnyboy to Pauline Smith; October 3, 1943" (1943). Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. 323.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/323