Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection

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Date

12-13-1943

Description

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Sonnyboy Smith to Martha Smith; December 13, 1943. Sonnyboy shares that he just finished off a week full of tank training (maneuvring). He notes the conditions they had to go through while going through the training. He also tells Martha not to send his Christmas gifts, just to hold onto them as he thinks he's getting shipped out soon.

Mentioned Locations

Fort Meade, MD

Keywords

Army life; Well-being; Military; Christmas

Format

Digital reproduction of a 4-page letter

Contributor

Brooke Vickery

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19431213-smith-sam_001

Source

Box C612, Folder 12

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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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.

Letter from Sonnyboy Smith to Martha Smith; December 13, 1943

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