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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…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
May 21, 1943
8:00 PM.
Hello darling:
In case your [sic] wondering why I didn’t write last night I’ll tell you. Last night I went on a bivouac and in case you don’t what that is it[‘]s one of these over night [sic] hikes,…

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.…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 20, 1942

Dear sweet,
I just got an other [sic] letter from you to-day [sic] so sorry you feel so blue. Why don’t you go out and have a good time the time will go by faster. Well darling I went out last night an[d] went to…

May 2, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest darling wife,
Well it [sic] me again and I’m still a little sleepy. Gee what I wouldn’t give for a nice warm bed and spend about twenty four hours in it. As you know by now we are now in the 7th army and it wasn’t so…

Fort Devons, Massachusetts
May 2nd, 1942

Dear Yvette
Everything is ok so far. I got here about 2 O’clock [F]riday and had quite a time finding my way around. Everybody is OK up here so far. Saturday morning we got up at 4 O’clock and showered,…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
No date

Darling Yve,
I am getting quite a lot of mail I just got two more letters from you and one from my mother. Why don’t you go out and have a good time don’t do like me. I go to bed at 9 o’clock every night. There isn’t…

Fort Knox, Kentucky

Darling Yve,
How are you[?] I haven’t heard from you for a long time. Why don't you write. I am fine I have a Tan from my forehead to my [illeligible deletion] shoulder’s [sic] and is it [sic] hot down here. You know I would…

[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…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
May 18, 1943
Hello darling:
Well here it is: almost the end of the month again and I’m not home yet. I got the box of candy and also the writing paper and thanks a lot. I’m trying very hard to get a furlough but I don’t…