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Marine Pfc. Douglas Lightheart (right) cradles his 30-cal. machine gun in his lap, while he and his buddy Pfc. Gerald Thursby Sr. take time out for a cigarette, while mopping up the enemy on Peleliu Island, September 14, 1944. Note that the surname…

A soldier enjoying a cigarette on a chesterfield ad.

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
July 4, 1943
Hello darling:
I’ll be you can’t guess what I’m doing on this beautiful fourth of July. Well seeing how I’m so lucky I’m on charge of quarters (CQ). It never fails when we get a holiday. I’m on duty and is it…

May 2, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest darling wife,
Well it [sic] me again and I’m still a little sleepy. Gee what I wouldn’t give for a nice warm bed and spend about twenty four hours in it. As you know by now we are now in the 7th army and it wasn’t so…

May 5, 1945
Saturday
Dearest Yve.,
Well its [sic] me again and I’m just about the same only I miss you more all the time and I can’t wait until I get home. Well darling everything is fine over here and I can’t complain too much, althou [sic] I do…

Sunday
May 6, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
Here it is sunday [sic] and I haven’t been to church yet, dont [sic] you think I’m awful? They may have church this after noon [sic] and I’ll go. Just think three years ago I was at Fort Knox and wondering…

Germany
May 9, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
Well how’s every little thing and all the big things to [sic]? To-night [sic] I feel fine and I wish either you could be here or me there. I got a few pictures we took a while back and the one that has…

Germany
May 10, 1945
Hi darling,
I just received the package you sent with the assorted games in and everything is swell. To-night [sic] I got two nice long letters from you which makes me feel like a king. Darling when I say I want brownies I…

Photograph from Sarty wedding, June 13, 1944 in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Howard was serving in the U.S. Army at this time.