Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 27, 1942

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Title

Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 27, 1942

Subject

Military Life
Love-Letters

Description

Howard tells Yvette to never stop loving him or he may do something he wouldn't want to do. He also says he has been a good boy he hasn't had a glass of beer and he doesn't plan to.

Creator

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Source

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Publisher

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

Date

1942-07-27

Contributor

Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)

Format

Correspondences

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

1942-07-27

Coverage

Fort Knox, Kentucky

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Correspondences

Text

Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 27, 1942
Darling Yve
I just got your letter telling me how downhearted you are and I am sorry but there is nothing I can do about it but I wish I could though. I just got some news that I might be able to go home the last of Aug. but not be fore [sic]. [I]f I can I think I'm going to take a plane home to get there faster. The Sarg top kick had his little girl down at

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the barrack and I had just finish [sic] reading your letter. See darling I love you so much that I don't think I can wait much longer. I love you love you and still love you more darling and please don't stop loving me because I might go and do something that I wouldn't want to and I know that you wouldn't want me to do it either. Darling I have been a very good boy and I haveā€™nt [sic] even had a glass of beer yet and don't intend on having any as long as you love me. I got to go now because I got to see if I'm on the list

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for KP for to morrow [sic]. I hope not anyway. Darling I wish you were here but thats [sic] out. I love you and I'll always love you. From one who thinks your [sic] the most wonderful girl in the world love

Howard

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Citation

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 27, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/955.