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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
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
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
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…

[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…

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…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 3, 1942
Darling Wife
I love you so much that I pretend that we’re married. Well here it is a day before payday and there is’nt [sic] a thin dime in the camp aint [sic] that something. What is that party that you said you…

Fort Devons, Massachusetts
May 2nd, 1942

Dear Yvette
Everything is ok so far. I got here about 2 O’clock [F]riday and had quite a time finding my way around. Everybody is OK up here so far. Saturday morning we got up at 4 O’clock and showered,…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct. 21, 1942
Hi Darling
I feel swell now since I got your letter. I sure hope [N]orman comes down here because I sure want to see you even more than you want to see me. I went to bed early last night and I had a wonderful…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct. 20, 1942
Hi Darling
It me again I glad my Mother calls you one of the family because you will soon be if you don’t change your mind. I don’t think much of phil girl but I not much of a judge of other people gals I only saw…