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Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 22, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 22, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Dearest Mummy,
I just got a card from you that you sent me Sunday night. You see I told you I’d get a card from you and darling I miss you so much too. But darling you know its [sic] a good thing…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 21, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 21, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dear Yvette,
Well as usual I’ve been out in the field to day [sic] doing a lot of dry-running and I was thinking of you all day. I kind of follow [ed] you on your trip all day to day. [sic] At six…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 9, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct. 9, 1942
[The following is written in postscript at the top of the letter]
P.S. Address my envelop like this (P.F.C. Howard Sarty) now
Darling
How are you? You know I hope that Lil is as happy as you think she is but to…
Tags: Basketball, Love, Private first Class, Robert
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 6, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct. 6, 1942
Dear Yve:
How are you feeling to-day [sic][?] here it is ten o’clock in the morning and I’m writing you a letter from my little office. Darling I miss you a lot and I was feeling kind of blue last night so I went…
Tags: A Yank at Eton, Film, Love, Military life
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 20, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 20, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Hi darling,
Well I’m back in the barracks now and am more lonelier than ever. I had an awful sinking feeling as I watched the train pull out of Clarksville and I felt like taking the next one…
Letter to Yvette's parents from Howard and Yvette, August 15, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Dear Mother + Dad,
While Yvette is getting ready for bed I’m going to thank you for having allowed her to come see me. We are having a grand time to gether [sic] so it was worth that long trip. I also want to thank you…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 5, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct 5, 1942
Hi Darling
I got a new job now and it kind of hard at the begining [sic] but it will get better. First I’ll tell you that I couldn’t get mass on the long distance I tried all [S]aturday night and then I tried from 7…
Tags: candy, money, New Job, Post Office
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 3, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 3, 1944
6:00 P.M.
Dear Mummy,
I’m writing to you this letter to tell you that you can take an early train Monday morning and you’ll arrive some time Tuesday evening. If…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 2, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 2, 1944
10 P.M.
Hello darling, I wrote a letter to you last night on bivouac and I got back to day [sic] and couldn’t find it so I guess you have to go one day without a…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 31, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 31, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
Well darling how’s every thing [sic] to night? [sic] I feel swell but for one thing and that’s because your [sic] not here with me. Darling…
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