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Date

6-29-1945

Description

Sonny Boy writes his mother about the weather, his new duties in his platoon, and singing hillbilly songs with a colleague in his platoon. He tells Pauline that some men are visiting Hitler's Den on sight seeing passes. He also speculates about his near future.

Keywords

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Weather; Well-being; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

Format

Digital reproduction of a 8-page letter

Contributor

Hillary A. H. Richardson

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19450629-smith-sonnyboy

Source

Box C613, folder 9

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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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 Sonny Boy Smith to Pauline Smith; June 29, 1945

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