Browse Items (612 total)
- Collection: Sarty Letters Collection
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 11, 1944
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 11, 1944
Hello Darling,
Well how’s my little half-pint curly top to-night [sic]? Gee darling I love you so darn much that I can’t put in to [sic] word[s] how I feel. Darling will you forgive me for not writing…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 13, 1944
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 13, 1944
Hello darling,
I love you and I just got back from bivouac and it was really a nice warm night, but any way I’m glad to be back. Gee darling the way you talk [N]orman + [M]idgie [?] must be awful happy.…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 16, 1944
The following letter is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 16, 1944
Hello little darling,
I still love you and even if you are a problem child you don’t know what a problem I’ll be. Well…
Tags: bivouac, Clothing, family, Military life, movie
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 17, 1944
[The following letter is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 17, 1944
Dear Halfpint,
Well hows [sic] every little thing to night [sic]? Gee I’m lonesome now but I guess I’ll get over it. The…
Tags: family, furlough, Military life, weapons
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 18, 1944
[The following letter is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 18, 1944
Dearest Halfpint,
I didn’t get any letter from you to day [sic] and I’m so lonely and I love you so much and oh well a lot…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 19, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 19, 1944
11:30
Hello darling,
Well we had a nice beer party, not too much beer but the fried chicken was good. I started out this morning…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 20, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 20, 1944
Hi short and Beautiful
Gee darling I love you. You know it[‘s] too bad that I have to be so far away from you all the time. Well…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 23, 1944
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 26, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
Camp Campbell, Ky.
April 26, 1944
Hello darling,
This is just a few lines to let you know I’m still lonesome for you. Gee darling I love you. Well darling I’ve seen…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, April 27, 1944
Camp Campbell, Ky
April 27, 1944
10:30 PM
Hi short, blonde + beautiful,
How’s my little gal to night [sic]? Gee I miss you a lot, sometimes too much. Well to day [sic] was one of those long drawn days that you think will never end…
Tags: candy, daily life, drill, gift, song
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