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Metadata
Title |
1944 letter from Kenneth Smith about WW II Market Garden campaign |
Object Name |
Letter |
Catalog Number |
2020.FIC.0543.0014 |
People |
Browning, Opha B. Smith, Barbee F. Smith, Dwight F. Smith, Kenneth Ray Smith, Kyle J. Smith, Ned B. Smith, Opha B. Smith, Russell |
Date |
1944 |
Scope & Content |
An undated handwritten letter (ca. 1944) from Kenneth Smith to Genie on the back of which is part of a newspaper article explaining the role of the 82nd Airborne Division in the recent Market Garden campaign from September 17-25, 1944 in Holland. Although the 82nd, in which Kenneth served, accomplished its mission of capturing the Nijmegen bridge over the Waal River, the ultimate objective to cross the Rhine River and invade Germany failed because British airborne troops were unable to capture the Arnhem bridge in the face of stiff German counterattacks. Kenneth was one of five brothers, the sons of Barbee and Opha Smith of Washington, Indiana, who served in combat units with the U.S. Army during World War II. |
Collection |
Smith Family Collection |
Search Terms |
Browning Family Military Smith Family Veteran |