Bunky Morrison letter 2-17-1946

 

Posted here (PDF above; JPEGs below) is a letter to my father Alan W. Smith (“Smitty”)  and my mother, Elinor Handy Smith, from my father’s good friend “Bunky” Morrison, dated February 17, 1946. Morrison witnessed Nuremberg trial proceedings on the morning of Monday, January 28, 1946. In his letter he mentions the testimony of Marie Claude-Valliant-Couturier, a former member of the French Resistance who spent three years at Auschwitz. She provided testimony concerning atrocities she observed at the camp. She was examined by French prosecutor Charles Dubost. The date of her testimony was January 28, 1946.

My father served in the U.S. Army from April 1942 until January 1946 with the rank of First Lieutenant, He served in Panama.

Also posted here below is a photo of my father with his Army buddies taken in New York City in September 1942. Bunky Morrison is the furthest to the right; to his left is my father.

Bunky was a nickname; I do not know Bunky’s birth name.

Since I do not remember or know Bunky’s full name, I have been unable to find his military record, Morrison being a common surname. I am still trying by searching sites such as ancestry to identify him. I have a memory of his being a good friend of my parents. I probably met him when I was young, but I cannot recall.

 

–– posted by Roger W. Smith

   June 2021