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dc.creatorGreen, Smith Lowry
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-22T19:35:04Z
dc.date.available2024-10-22T19:35:04Z
dc.date.issued1935-08-25
dc.date.issued1935-08-30
dc.date.issued1935-09-04
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/66349
dc.descriptionLetters from Smith Green to his grandparents, William and Mary Green -3 in one envelope (August 25, 1935, August 30, 1935, September 4, 1935).
dc.format.medium5x8 paper
dc.relationSmith Lowry Green Collection (MS 179)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 002, Correspondence-Letters to grandparents (1935-1936) folder, Item 007
dc.subjectGreen, Smith L.
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.subjectUnited States Army
dc.subjectRogers, Will
dc.subjectPost, Wiley
dc.titleLetters from Smith Green to grandma and grandpa
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcription1 I got your letter after I started this as you'll see. I dn't blame the Nunn girls for running Nannie off. Camp Bullis, Texas August 25, 1935 Dear Grandma and Grandpa- I don't remember getting a letter from you in about a month so I thought I would write again. We've been out here at Bullis for over three weeks now, training reserve officers. Some of them are pretty dumb, too. The first week is pretty easy, just close order drill and specialists training in the morning. The next week is field maneuvers though and that's pretty hard for its morning and evening 2 and sometimes all night. After that week we rest a day or two then start over again with a new bunch of officers. As you know, I'm a mule leader. I have to water and feed and lead a 1,500 lb red mule called Eubanks on field maneuvers. I also have to wash his harness after every meal and groom him. That's just during long hikes. We stayed out a whole day and night last week. It was just like war times, airplanes dropping flares by night and flying low by day, machine guns, automatic rifle and rifles 3 popping and rattling and artillery booming. And I was leading a red mule around following up the advance and stringing wire over mountains, cactus, mesquite and shellholes ravines, etc. We saw deer rattlesnakes and armadillos. I didn't sleep all night because we were advancing or retreating all the time. We strung miles of wire and took it up after night. What a time! What I've told you is just a little of it all. I was in the 2nd Battalion 4 section which means our section followed up the 2nd Battalion and kept communication by telephone, radio and buzzer phone. I've done some roamin' around the hills here, going in caves etc. I took a bunch of pictures of scenes and another boy shot some of me. I'll send some when they're developed. Did the money get to you? There is no way of insuring anything out here. We'll be in the post next payday (I hope) and I'll insure the letter. Tell Ray and Pearl to spend 3 cents and a little time and write 5 me. I'd like to play Ray a nice game of pitch. I know I could beat him. I got another letter from Bee and Florence and another from Aunt Lucy last week. When Uncle George comes next time tell him I'm getting along fine and hope he's the same. I weigh around 170 now and feel fine. I hope this reaches you and Grandpa in good health. Love Smith (over) 6 P.S. WAsn't it too bad that Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed. I don't know what we'll do without Will. We heard about the accident over a radio a few hours after it happened. I saw some article in the San Antonio light wrightn by Bill Murray. He was kicking about the "Raw" deal. Long live Bill. P.S.S. Aug. 27. I forgot to mail this letter until now. 7 August 30, 1935 Fort Sam Houston I got your letter the other day and decided not to mail this one until pay-day which is to-day. We sure covered ground in the past frew days. Thursday we went on a maneuver that lasted all day and night. We strung wire that day and took it up under cover of darkness. Certainly had a time and walked about 8 miles back to campm in the wee small hours. Two weeks ago Thursday we went on one that 8 lasted all day and night and part of the next day. When we go on maneuvers with the REgular Army officers we'll be out for weeks thought without coming to camp. I hope that this letter reaches you both of you are feeling fine. Well I guess I'll close. Smith P.S. you should have seen me this morning when we come in. I looked like I was disguised by the dust. September 4, 1935 Well it looks like I'll never end this letter. It went up to the P.O. Saturday to mail this letter right after payday, but it was closed for some reason. And of course it was closed Sunday and Monday. I'm on dining room orderly for a week. Everybody has to do it when it comes their turn. It don't come often though. I have to scrub off the 10 tables, set them, take care of the silver ware, sweep the dining room three times daily and mop or scrub it once and several more things. I'll be glad when this week's over. Well I hope I can mail the letter this time. Lots of Love I hope you're feeling fine S.L. Green Hq. Co. 23rd Inf. Ft. Sam Houston Tex Mr. W.M. Green Box 426 Broken Bow, Okla.


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    Smith L. Green fought in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. He was a prisoner of war from 1942 to 1945. He also fought in the Korean War. Green attended graduate school at Texas Christian University, graduating in 1961.

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