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Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 18, 1942

Darling Yve,
I am glad to hear from you. I got three letters from you to-day [sic]. Well to begin with we changed clothes to-day [sic] and put on our sun tan out fits [sic] they are pretty nice. I was going to…

May 17, 1945
Thursday
Dearest darling wife & no 12 points,
I just got that letter you wrote where the war was over and there’s one thing I’d like to see and that is how to sleep on both ears at one time. You’ll have to show me when I get home. In…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
May 16,1943
Hello darling:
I feel like a heel for not writing you sooner but I had to do my other work first. You know, keep the captain happy and all is well. I got the box of candy yesterday and thanks a lot, but you…

Fort Knox, Kentucky

May 16, 1942

Darling Yve,
I just got your letter and I feel much better. Well to start off with I [sic] tell you what I did to-day [sic]. We got up at 5:45 and ate chow then they told us we were going out on a drill field…

May 15, 1945
Tuesday 10:30 P.M.
Hello darling,
Well here I am again and gee I feel swell. I only wish you were here with me and everything would be perfect. Right now I’m alone in our room, all the other two guys are on guard until twelve so its…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 15, 1942
Darling Yve,
I only got one letter from you in 15 days in the army. [S]o I[‘d] like to hear from you again. [T]he letter you did send me I keep reading it over and over again. [Y]ou don’t know I good I feel when I…

May 14, 1945
Monday
Dearest darling wife,
Hows [sic] my sweet little wife to night [sic]? I love you very much and especially to night [sic] because I got a wonderful letter from you to day [sic]. Darling again I say, don’t beleive [sic] all you…

May 13, 1945
Sunday
Dearest darling wife,
I don’t just know how to start this letter so here goes. To day [sic] we’ve been married 11 months and its [sic] also mothers day [sic]. Gee darling I wish I was back 11 months ago so I could do it all…

May 12, 1945
Saturday
Dearest Yve.,
Well darling I just got back from swimming and feel one hundred percent better. We got a little stream a little way from the place I stay where the deepest water comes up to my neck and its [sic] pretty good…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 12, 1942
Darling Yve,
Here I am as tired as can be. I want you to write me at the address on this envelope, how is everything back home[?] I just came back from a 10 mile hike and don’t feel like going anywhere. I got a…