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- Tags: Military life
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 1, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 1, 1942
Darling Yve,
It shure [sic] am hot down here how is it up there[?] You know what darling! We got a swimming pool in the back of our barrack but it isn’t open yet its [sic] all filled with water and looks good. I…
Tags: Base, Dance, Film, Military life, Service club, Ships Ahoy
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 14, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 14, 1942
Darling Yve,
I love you. I just came from the movies and saw a nice picture the name of it was (They All Kiss the Bride) and it’s good. Well this afternoon we all went out and took some pictures of ourselfs…
Tags: Birthday, brownies, Film, Military life, They all kiss the Bride
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 17, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 17, 1942
Darling Yve,
I have been so darn busy I haven’t been able to write. I been on the go all the time. I’m sorry if you think that I don’t want to write but some times [sic] it impossible. In your letter you think I…
Tags: Blackout, Love, Military life, Passing out
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 18, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942
Yve Darling
I have been pretty busy the last two or three days. I was out on the machine gun range and didn’t get back until the light went out [W]ednsday and [T]hursday. I had a detail until ten o’clock and to…
Tags: Machine Gun, Military life, money
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 19, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 19, 1942
Darling Yve
I got your picture to-day [sic] and they are pretty good, I like you in white. I am sorry that you got a cold and I hope it gets better quick. Well darling we are here practicing feild [sic] drills…
Tags: Military life, Radio
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 21, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 21, 1932
Darling Yve
I got your box of stuff. I don’t know how to spell what it is so I called it stuff. No hard feelings huh! I ate them all befroe I went to bed [S]aturday. Al Mortenson said they were the best he ever…
Tags: Military life, Military training, P.X., Sunburn
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 24, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 24, 1942
Darling Yve,
I am getting auful [sic] home sick. Every time I get a letter from you I feel more sick but I feel bad if I don’t get one. Well we got speaches [sic] every other day on the war from capatin captains…
Tags: Dance, Gold brick, homesick, Military life
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 27, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 27, 1942
Darling Yve
I been so busy lately I haven’t had time to write and to-morrow [sic] I got to work K.P. I just had it [F]riday and it was awful hot. Well i just got your brownies to-day [sic] and they were swell. I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 28, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 28, 1942
Yve Darling
I love you darling. I just got finished working K.P. all day to-day [sic] isn’t that a nice thing to do. y How would you like to serve and wash and dry dishes for about 200 guys three times a day. I…
Tags: Hike, K.P., Military life, Pine Camp
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 4, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 4, 1942
Darling little Yve
I love you. [Y]ou asked me in the letter to-day [sic] if I wanted you to come down, well of course I do It [sic] is just that I found out to day [sic] that we have to have a dress parade in…
Tags: Military life, Parade, Routine
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