Charlie Carter: The Killer Behind the Headlines

Charles Carter (Charlie) was born on 2 March 1868, either in or about 4 miles west of Cedartown in Polk County, Georgia. He was the second son of Joseph Thomas Carter and Adaline Alred. Around 1874, Charlie Carter moved with his parents to Borden Springs, Cleburne County, Alabama, situated approximately ten miles west across the... Continue Reading →

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The Alabama Warrior: Floyd Benjamin Smith’s Journey from Basic Training to the Pacific Front

Floyd Benjamin Smith entered this world on the 22nd of June, 1919, in Sampson, Geneva County, Alabama. His parents, Richard Isaiah Smith and Dora Carl Bradley, welcomed him as their eighth child among twelve siblings. In the early stages of his life, Floyd Smith found himself growing up in the northwest section of Samson, situated... Continue Reading →

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