Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 30, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 30, 1942
Subject
Military life
Love-Letters
Description
Howard just got back to camp. He met a buddy in NY. He borrowed money from him so he will have to find a way to give it back to him.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-08-30
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-08-30
Coverage
Fort Knox, Kentucky
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Original Format
Correspondences
Text
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 30, 1942
Darling
I just arrived at the camp and boy is [sic] is hot. I miss you and how. These brownies were swell. I got in [W]orcester and I met Vic and her brother as I got off the bus you know Proulx’s girlfriend. Then I went and got the train out of [W]orcester then I started thinking about how much I miss you [illegible deletion] a lot right now I wish I had brought you with me darling [illegible deletion] and
[Page 2]
I sure had pleanty [sic] of time to think things over. Darling I miss you more than ever now. What is it going to be like after about a week[?] I love you and I hope you still feel the same. You know the guy I borrow that ten bucks from I got back and found out they send him to Calif. so I guess I will have to send his money to him. I met a fellow that I know when I got to New York and rode came the rest of the way with him. The whole camp down here is in a mix up.
[Page 3]
Well darling I going to close now be cause [sic] I got to get some sleep I got to get up at 5:00 to morrow [sic] and shoot the rifle so until to-morrow [sic] I love you. Love
Howard
Aug. 30, 1942
Darling
I just arrived at the camp and boy is [sic] is hot. I miss you and how. These brownies were swell. I got in [W]orcester and I met Vic and her brother as I got off the bus you know Proulx’s girlfriend. Then I went and got the train out of [W]orcester then I started thinking about how much I miss you [illegible deletion] a lot right now I wish I had brought you with me darling [illegible deletion] and
[Page 2]
I sure had pleanty [sic] of time to think things over. Darling I miss you more than ever now. What is it going to be like after about a week[?] I love you and I hope you still feel the same. You know the guy I borrow that ten bucks from I got back and found out they send him to Calif. so I guess I will have to send his money to him. I met a fellow that I know when I got to New York and rode came the rest of the way with him. The whole camp down here is in a mix up.
[Page 3]
Well darling I going to close now be cause [sic] I got to get some sleep I got to get up at 5:00 to morrow [sic] and shoot the rifle so until to-morrow [sic] I love you. Love
Howard
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 30, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1150.