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Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Sept. [September] 11, 1943
Hello darling:
Well darling I finally got a little time off so I [am] going to write this letter. You see, darling that I’m in a different outfit now so use the new address. It[‘]s almost the…

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…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Aug. [August] 28, 1943
Hi kid:
How’s the rough old world treating you to-day [sic]? I can’t complain because I’m still on this side of the pond. While I was home they shipped a lot of boys over. Boy is it hot down here.…

Camp Campbell Ky. [Kentucky]
Sept. 27,1943
Hello darling [sic],
Well I went to bed early tonight and couldn’t sleep so here I am up and writing you this letter. Going to bed early well it was eleven thirty and now it [sic] two in the morning. Well…

[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]

June 1, 1944

11:50 P.M.


Hello beautiful;

How are you to-night [sic]? I went for my instructions again to-night [sic] and the chaplain is still waiting for the form…

[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]

Camp Campbell, Ky.

April 24, 1944


Hi Shorty;

Well how’s everything with you do-day [sic], as for me I’m feeling good for a change. Well I got up this morning as we…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
April 19, 1943

Hello darling:
Hows [sic] everything back home? As for me I think I’m going nuts. I got up this morning at four and had chow at four-thirty then I started my work for the day. That was allright [sic]…

March 1, 1945
7:30 P.M.
Dearest darling wife & no kids,

Well darling I feel good today because I got about seven letters from you and one from mom. The last letter I got from you was dated the 11th of Feb. and I like that one the best. I…

[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…

Hi Darling,

It’s just me again. The weather down here is lousey [sic] it’s even raining to-day [sic]. You know what darling I’m stepping out to-night [sic] to dinner, if you won’t mind. I was in the U.S.J. last week and I met a young married…