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Smith, Rothacker Getting Hit
Rothacker Smith entered Sommocolonia on 1 December [Annotator's Note: 1 December 1944] and his last day there was 28 December, when the German
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Smith, Rothacker Life in Captivity
Rothacker Smith, a medic in the 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division in Italy, was captured by German forces in the Italian village of S
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Smith, Rothacker Marching into Captivity
Rothacker Smith suffered from pains in his foot.
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Smith, Rothacker Moving to the Country
Rothacker Smith began selling root beer to construction workers at projects around Detroit during the Great Depression.
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Smith, Rothacker Occupying Sommacolonia
Rothacker Smith and his comrades in the 366th Infantry Regiment prepared for combat and formed up in the city of Barga, Italy, just behind the fron
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Smith, Rothacker Overseas to Italy
After two different assignments on quartermaster duty in the United States, Rothacker Smith finally joined his permanent unit near the end of Novem
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Smith, Rothacker Postwar Life
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes over the German prison camp, St
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Smith, Rothacker Quartermaster Duty in Texas
After he was transferred from Camp Stewart, Georgia, Rothacker Smith went to Texas where he was assigned to a quartermaster truck company.
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Smith, Rothacker Racial Identity
Rothacker Smith had no idea that war was in his future on the morning of 7 December 1941.
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Smith, Rothacker Racial Tension
Rothacker Smith underwent weeks of training amid a racially tense situation at Camp Stewart, Georgia.
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Smith, Rothacker Stalag VII-A and Liberation
Before they boarded the train, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners were strip searched.
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Smith, Rothacker To the Front Lines
In August 1944, a few months after the landings at Normandy, the US Army high command decided to move the 92nd Infantry Division to Italy to go int