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Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 10, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 10, 1942
Darling Yve,
Here I am down south in the hills and don't like it because it is so hot. We left Devons at five o’clock [F]riday and arrived 10 o’clock [S]unday and what a trip. I was hoping I would be able to…
Tags: Fort Knox, Leave, Military life
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 8, 1942
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
May 8, 1942
Yve,
Here is a place to have a good time I’ve see it but I never know when I can go there. This is the place where they hold all the dances.
Howard
(postcard with picture)
Tags: USO
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 7, 1942
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
May 7, 1942
Darling Yve,
I am having normal time wish you were here. I wrote my mother and I told her I would call her up [S]aturday night if I would be able to see her [S]unday and I told her to bring you, I am…
Tags: Love
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 4, 1942
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
May 4th 1942
Darling Yve;
How do you feel now that I not[sic] around any more. [A]re you staying home every night or going out[?]. Excuse the writing because I am laying down and writing on a book. This morning I was…
Tags: Love, Military life, Sand Storm
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 8, 1945
Nov. 8, 1945
Thursday
Dearest Yve.
I love you, I need you and I think your [sic] the most beautiful woman in the world. I really mean every word of it to [sic]. I got the most beautiful little wife there is and I got such a nice letter from her…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 7, 1945
Nov. 7, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest Yve.,
Gee I getting tired of being so far away from you. It seems like such a long time since I left but its [sic] only been two months and these were a lot of times we were apart more than that, but now I seem to…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 6, 1945
Nov. 6, 1945
Tuesday
Dearest Yve.,
Well it just your old husband again and I still want to go home as much as ever. I want to be home with you and nothing else matters. In other words I love you like everything. Darling I’ve got some good news…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 3, 1944
[The following is written on Official United States Army stationary]
May 3, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Hi darling:
As you know I didn’t write to you last night and you have probably guess the reason why. Well I had to work late and I didn’t have…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 5, 1945
Nov. 5, 1945
Monday
Dearest darling Wife,
Gee I love you so very very much tonight that I don’t know what to do anymore. I got a wonderful letter from you to-day and darling its [sic] a good thing that I get those letters because it make [sic] me…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 1, 1944
Camp Campbell, Ky.
May 1, 1944
Yvette dearest;
This is your old Prince Charming again saying how much he loves you and I do love you darling and another thing I can’t help it if I’m color blind. I guess you have to put up with it because…
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