Letter from Sonny Boy Smith to Pauline Smith; September 10, 1944

Creator

Sam Ellard Smith

Files

Date

9-10-1944

Description

Sam describes writing the current letter on a tablet that was recovered from "Adolf's Boys". He also describes reading about the "point system" used for discharging soldiers, and that if the war ends soon he won't have enough points for an earlier discharge than a year. He suggests Pauline read about infantry pay raises and letters he's received and asks to be sent food if anything is sent before Christmas.

Keywords

World War 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Christmas; letter writing

Format

Digital reproduction of a 2-page letter

Contributor

Ashley M. Glirbas

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19440910-smith-sonnyboy_001

Source

Box C613, folder 2

Notes

Much of digital version too light to read

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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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; September 10, 1944" (1944). Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. 446.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/446