Letter to Yvette from Howard, January 2, 1944

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Title

Letter to Yvette from Howard, January 2, 1944

Subject

Military Life

Description

Howard told Yvette that they have another inspection and that furloughs start the next Monday.

Creator

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Source

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Publisher

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

Date

1944-01-02

Contributor

Probst, Jacob (digitization, transcription, metadata)

Format

Correspondences

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

1943-01-02

Coverage

Camp Campbell, KY

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Correspondences

Text

Jan. 2, 1944
11:00 P.M.
Dearest darling wife + no kids (yet)
Right now your [sic] some where [sic] in Ohio and I wish I was there with you. I miss you so much it [sic] not funny. It was a good thing that you went to day [sic] because I couldn’t of gone to town to night [sic] and it would of been very good for you. Well darling I didn’t do much to day [sic]. I drove a little in the morning then went to the show in the afternoon. Well after that we had another bothering inspection and its [sic] still going on and to morrow [sic] we have another one so I guess we’ve we’re going to

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be busy. Well I know if you went home I could find out about furloughs so this morning at chow the first sgt. J.J. Thomas said that furloughs would start monday. I hope he’s right. Well darling I’m going to be now but I love you and miss you so darn much. Well darling I got to go now. I love you so very very much: As Ever

Howard

[the following is included as a post script]

I love you most.
[Envelope attached]

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Citation

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, January 2, 1944,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed May 9, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1183.