His company, Company I of the First Arkansas, was called into service as Company I, 153rd Infantry. He was with the Army of Occupation in Germany January 6 to July 16, 1919. Smith died in Banks, Arkansas, October 24, 1965. The collection consists of 23 letters and three letter fragments from Smith to family members during and immediately after World War I, two letters from the War Department and the Treasury Department to Smith and his family regarding injuries he received in battle, a much later letter from Smith to a niece writing a genealogy of the Smiths, and a photograph of Smith shortly after his enlistment. Processed by Nan Lawler, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in August, 1988.
Several letters are very fragile.
Positive photocopies are provided for research. Use of the originals requires special permission.