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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…

[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 1, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dear Wifey,
First I want to thank you for them [sic] wonderful brownies and that good fudge. It was really good and Ray says that you can cook too. Second I want to thank you for sending that…

Germany
Sunday
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is my first sunday [sic] in Germany and I wish it was my last. I didn’t do much to-day [sic] - I slept until around nine o’clock then this afternoon took a little ride. Well how are you? I…

Germany
Monday
Hello darling,
Well another day and I’m still here. I hope in about a year from now I’ll be home sitting in front of an open fire with you. Jim White [illegible deletion] sitting down here beside me writing to his little red-head…

Germany
Friday
Dearest Yve.,
Well darling here it is ten months of married life and most of it in the army. The mail just came in and still no letters or packages from you yet. They’ll probably catch up in time but these long waiting periods are…

Germany
Saturday
April 14, 1945
Dearest Yve.,
Well darling here I am on guard again and it [sic] very nice work, thats [sic] if the weathers [sic] nice. If you want to know all about my travels I’ll tell you when I get back home which I hope…

Germany
April 18, 1945
Hello darling,
Its [sic] just me again. I just finished my washing down at the little brook and now I’m writing while waiting for them to dry. Its [sic] really a beautiful day and I feel swell! I just took a shower this…

Germany
April 20, 1945
Hello darling,
Well it [sic] me again and still feeling swell. I got that first package you sent and everything was swell. I’m going to start reading those [illegible deletion] Liberty’s after I finish this letter. There’s…

Sunday
April 22, 1945
Dearest darling Yve.,
I haven’t much time so will only drop a few lines. The mail situation is pretty bad around here but thats [sic] to be expected so if you don’t hear from me for a few days don’t worry because I’ll be OK.…

Friday
April 27, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
I guess I’ve been pretty slow about writing but lately I haven’t had time. Its [sic] a beautiful day today and I have nothing to do for about five hours so I’m trying to catch up on a little writing. A…