Robert Smith Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4096

Scope and Contents

The Robert Smith papers contain letters from Robert Smith to his family between 1942 and 1946. The majority of the correspondence took place during his military training and deployment to England and France during World War II. The letters describe military life during Smith's training at Camp Maxey and Camp Swift in Texas prior to and including his deployment to England in 1944 and to France later that same year. The collection also contains a folder of miscellaneous community papers.

Dates

1942-1956

Biographical / Historical

Robert E. Smith (1921-2000) was the son of Sidney A. Smith, a plumber, and Bessie Smith, born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17 1921. Robert was the youngest of seven children: Margret, Lucille, Lilian, Mary Bell, Sidney Alonzo Jr., Clara, and Robert. In 1942 Robert served in the United States Army in the 406th Infantry as a member the United States Army Band. Between 1942 and 1944 Robert underwent military training at Camp Maxey and at Camp Swift in Texas. Robert was deployed to England and later France in 1944.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Robert Smith papers contain correspondence between Robert Smith and his family during his military training in 1942 and his deployment to England and France in 1944 during World War II.

Provenance

gift of Wylheme H. Ragland, 2014.

Related Materials

See also: Sidney Smith family papers, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama.

General

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.