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- Tags: furlough
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 19, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug 19, 1942
Darling Yve
I love you. I don’t know when I’m coming home. In my last letter I did’nt [sic] think I would get a furlough at all and now I think I will get one. I was picked but to be the [illegible deletion]…
Tags: furlough
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 17, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug 17, 1942
Hi Darling
How do you like Detroit? I’m glad you got my letter I was a little worried that you wouldn’t get it in time. I just got some bad news Sat. The First Sarg. said that it will be another month before we get…
Tags: Detroit, furlough, Military life
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 15, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I sent you a letter by Air Mail and you should have got it by Thurs. I could’nt [sic] leave the Co. [Illeigelbe deletion] to send a telegram or call you up so I hope you got this it in time. I put in…
Tags: Doctor, furlough, Inspection, shot
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 5, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 5, 1942
Hello Darling
How are you to-day [sic][?] You asked me in your letter to-day [sic] if I could tell you if I was coming home the 3rd week in Aug. for sure. I can’t tell you but I hope so. They already started to…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 31, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 31, 1944
10:45 P.M.
Hello darling,
I’m sorry if I offended you by writing and telling my sister Betty that I would probably get my furlough around the tenth of…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 28, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 28, 1944
Hello darling,
Well here it is [S]unday and I miss you more all the time. Gee darling sundays are more lonely than the other day and gee I wish I could see…
Tags: furlough, instruction, recital, school
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 17, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 17, 1944
10:30 P.M.
Hi Shorty
Darling I still love you even if you are a tiny thing. I went for my first instruction to-night [sic] and we had a nice long talk.…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 15, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 15, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dearest Darling,
I love you. I love you. I love you. That’s how I feel to-night [sic]. It may sound funny to you but I just got back from…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 14, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 14, 1944
07:00 P.M.
Hello darling
I didn’t sleep a wink last night and thats [sic] not the name of a sog either. I got to thinking of you and I don’t know why…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 11, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 11, 1944
10:30 P.M.
Hi Kid
Well how’s everything to day [sic]? I just about dead [sic] to-night [sic] so I’m going to bed shortly. Darling I love you and outside…
Tags: daily life, furlough
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