V-Mail, July 1943 - December 1943

This folder contains 158 v-mails written from July 1943 to December 1943. These letters are addressed to Commander Xavier Martin Smith and Mary Bartol Smith from A. W. Ashbrook, Dorothy M. Smith, Edith Martin Smith, Mary Bartol Smith, and Commander Xavier Martin Smith. The content of these letters primarily focuses on Mrs. Smith’s daily correspondence with her deployed husband as she provides updates on her recovery from hip surgery and discusses her life during the war. Occasional letters from Dorothy M. Smith and Edith Martin Smith offer updates on family life, the acquisition of Mrs. Smith and Commander Smith’s new puppy, “Admiral Rob Roy Martin,” and local news from throughout Los Angeles.