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Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 2, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Sept. [September] 2, 1943
11:30 PM
Hello darling:
Well here I m again and I changed my mind about not liking the army. Why I think it[‘]s swell don’t you? Don’t say yes or I’ll never believe you. Well I really don’t mind…
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Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 2, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept. 2, 1942
My Dearest Wife
I just finished taking a shower and I’m laying on my bunk writing to you. Gee I miss you It[‘]s been --- down here lately. I got a sore arm to-night [sic] I just got finished shooting. I got a bout…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 19, 1945
Camp Cooke, Calif
Sept. 19, 1945
My Dearest darling,
Gee I miss you so very very much and I don’t like it out here at all and darling there is no place here for a wife. I wish there was though because I want you so much. Gee darling I hope I don’t…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 19, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 19, 1944
Tuesday
Hello darling,
Gee it’s getting so I don’t know what day of the week it is. This is the first time I’ve had to write for the last two nights. I just got in from another one of those night problems…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 18, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept. 18, 1942
Darling:
Ya I feel a lot better now just finished trading a letter from you and I’m sorry if I had you worried. Well you want to know what[‘]s the matter with me well I got (Hay fever) and don’t laff [sic]. Well…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 17, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sunday
Sept. 17, 1944
10:00 A.M.
Dear Mummy,
Well I’m still OK as you’ll know when you get this letter. I went to town friday, I mean I started to go when I got called to duty. They needed some one [sic] to drive them…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 17, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky] Sept. 17, 1943 Hello darling Well hows [sic] every little thing today I’m feeling OK. [sic] and everything like that and I feel crazy to [sic]. I’m supposed to get a week-end [sic] off this week but I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 16, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept 16, 1942
Yve Darling
Well here I am again. Gee everytime I look at the picture where I kissed you I got a funny feeling. I’ll bet you will be surprised when you get this letter. I just got back from the feild [sic] and I’m…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 15, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Sept. 15 1943
Hello Darling,
Well here I am again and awful lonesome and I do mean it. I’m on C.Q. [sic] again and theres [sic] no one to talk to and no music on the radio except hill-billy [sic] stuff and you…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 14, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 14, 1944
Thursday
Hello Mummy,
Well even with that air mail stamp it didn’t get here until to-day [sic] so I guess its [sic] no use to try to get me a letter on Tuesday. Darling I guess the war must be over because…
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Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910
Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients, probably ailed by scarlet fever, at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910