Carl Steven Smith's Account of the Spanish Flu

2020-04-01 / Avon History

Photos of Avon native Carl Steven Smith (1895-1984) in the military provided by his grandson Matthew J. Smith. Also attached is an email by Matthew Smith to Avon Branch manager Donna Sprinkle Kelly.

Carl Steven Smith was stationed at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio during World War I when he contracted the Spanish Flu.

~ Lorain Public Library System and Smith, Matthew J., “Carl Steven Smith's Account of the Spanish Flu,” Lorain County Memory, accessed October 29, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/523.

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Carl Steven Smith's Account of the Spanish Flu

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Photos of Avon native Carl Steven Smith (1895-1984) in the military provided by his grandson Matthew J. Smith. Also attached is an email by Matthew Smith to Avon Branch manager Donna Sprinkle Kelly.

Carl Steven Smith was stationed at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio during World War I when he contracted the Spanish Flu.

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Lorain Public Library System

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2020-04-01
Circa 1918-1919

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Lorain Public Library System

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Matthew Smith Spanish Flu History.pdf

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Avon, Ohio
Circa 1918-1919

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