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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…

Camp Campbell, Ky.

March 5, 1944


Hello Tall Blonde and Beautiful

How’s my little gal to night [sic]? Well here it’s Sunday and a day off from duty so I’m going to start off right by writing you first. Darling you asked me to send you…

Oct. 4, 1945
Thursday
Dearest darling wife,
Gee darling I hope you start feeling better and I wish I could be home now because I need you so very much and every thing [sic] would be better all around. Gee I love you so. About the kahki shirt, if…

Sunday Oct. 8, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here it is sunday[sic] and I just came back from church. The chaplain held services in the field today and I guess everybody went. It was a very cold night last night but its [sic] nice and warm now.…

Friday Oct. 13, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is friday the 13th and we’ve been married four months. Darling it seems its[sic] been a long time but it really hasn’t, I guess its[sic] because I haven’t seen you for a long time.…

Oct. 15, 1944
(maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Well its sunday again and I feel kind of lonesome but better days are coming. I think I’ll be coming home on the next branch that goes. It ought to leave around the twentieth of the month or a little…

Oct. 16, 1944
(Still on maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Here I am lying down in my text writing because there isn’t enough room to sit up. Well darling we’ll be back in the barracks friday and and I’ll feel much better. I got a letter from you…

Wednesday Oct. 18, 1944
Hello darling,
Well here I am in a tent writing you a letter by candle light and you picture is right here in front of me and darling if you only knew how much I miss you. I didn’t write yesterday because I didn’t have time…

Friday Oct. 20, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here I am back in camp Campbell and I just got the letter with the little clippings in it about is your wife over 15) [sic] and thats[sic] Kentucky all over. I’ve seen a lot of men down here with…

Saturday Oct. 21, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well as you know by now I didn’t get my furlough today so I guess it will be next saturday [sic]. I’m telling you it was close though. The first Sgt. had the furloughs all made out and mine had fourteen…