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May 27, 1945
Sunday.
Dearest wife,
Well its [sic] me again and I’m feeling fine. today [sic] is sunday [sic] and I just got back from church and I think maybe I’ll go swimming this after-noon [sic]. I got another package from your [sic] and…

May 25, 1945
Dear Yve.,
Well darling its [sic] just me again an [sic] lonlier [sic] than ever. I can’t see very well to-night [sic] there’s something wrong with our electricity and it won’t stay on. Well we got a new mascot for our platoon to-day…

May 24, 1945
8:00 P.M.
Hello darling,
I didn’t write last night as you probably already know because besides that twelve hour guard I had some driving to do. Did you miss me much darling? Kind of rubbing it in huh? Gee darling I miss you so much…

May 22, 1945
Yve darling,
I’m lonesome. Won’t you please come and cheer me up a little. Its [sic] been raining all day to-day [sic] and it make [sic] me feel this way. Darling I’ll be so glad when we’re to gether [sic] again I’m so darn sick of…

May 21, 1945
Monday
Dearest darling wife,
Well hows [sic] my sweet little potato to night [sic]? Sho nough [sic] honey I loves [sic] you so darn much. You see I’m in the south now (South of Germany) but they don’t talk that way here. All kidding…

[Written on Post Service Club stationery]
[Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana]
July 6, 1944
Hi Kid,
Well how’s everything with you back home? Are you still keeping the home fires burning? Well we finally arrived at Fort Harrison and its [sic] very…

May 20, 1945
Sunday
Hello darling,
I love you I love you I love you. Thats [sic] the way I feel to-day [sic]. I could go for some of that mushy mush right now to [sic]. You don’t know or wouldn’t know just how I feel but you have a good idea.…

[Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky]
July 5, 1944
19:00 P.M.
Hello sweet stuff,
Well here I am on the first stop of the convoy to fort Ben. Harrison, I am now at camp Breckinridge, Ky. and everythings [sic] fine so far. We pulled in here around six…

[In the next letter, Howard notes that this letter was misdated. It should have been dated May 19th.]
May 18, 1945
8:30 P.M.
Hello darling,
I’m sorry I didn’t write to you last night but I had to take the St. to Bn. Helg. and didn’t get back…

[Written on United States Army Stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 4, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Hi Yve,
This is a very nice way to spend the fourth of July isn’t it? I’ve been out on the field all day and now to morrow [sic] five of us drivers are…