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Sunday Oct. 8, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here it is sunday[sic] and I just came back from church. The chaplain held services in the field today and I guess everybody went. It was a very cold night last night but its [sic] nice and warm now.…

Friday Oct. 13, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is friday the 13th and we’ve been married four months. Darling it seems its[sic] been a long time but it really hasn’t, I guess its[sic] because I haven’t seen you for a long time.…

Oct. 15, 1944
(maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Well its sunday again and I feel kind of lonesome but better days are coming. I think I’ll be coming home on the next branch that goes. It ought to leave around the twentieth of the month or a little…

Oct. 16, 1944
(Still on maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Here I am lying down in my text writing because there isn’t enough room to sit up. Well darling we’ll be back in the barracks friday and and I’ll feel much better. I got a letter from you…

Nov. 15, 1944
8:30 PM
Dearest darling wife,
I love you period. I love you comma, I love you anyway you are ever with all the fixings. Well darling its [sic] been an awful tough day. We went out to the range and fired two shots and the rest of the…

Nov. 25, 1944
9:30 P.M.
My darling wife,
Gee I miss you tonight and I didn’t get any letter today either. Well darling nothing exciting has happened today. This morning I was driving for supply and at ten o’clock I and the rest of the company had…

Nov. 28, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dear Yve,
Well how are you to-night [sic] ? I miss you so darn much that it [sic] terrible. I wish I could see you to night [sic]. I got a letter to day [sic] that you wrote thanksgiving [sic] and you ought to be spanked…

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…

[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…

[The following is written on Official United States Army stationary]

Camp Campbell, Ky.

April 30, 1944


Hello darling,

Well it’s Sunday again and its [sic] raining and I’m so darn lonesome when I get a day off. I went to the hospital…