Letter from Holland M. Smith, nicknamed "Howling Mad," to his cousin Jessie Smith of Brewton, Ala.
Smith, nicknamed "Howling Mad," became the highest ranking officer from Alabama in World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant general by the end of the war. In the letter he discusses family members and reflects on the future of the war: "Yesterday was my 61st birthday. It was a v...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1205 |
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