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Hi [D]arling:
Well here it is Christmas and I got your card and it’s swell. It’s been raining for the past three days and I feel lousy if you knew what I mean. Gee I miss you [D]arling and I hope this war gets over with in a hurry so I can go home…

Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Dec. 25, 1943
Hi Yve:
How’s everything to-day [sic]? I’m having a swell time to-day [sic] over here in the service club, they hand out cigarettes, candy and nuts. You know this is the first day I’ve been out of bed…

[official United States Army seal is at the top and center of the page]
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Dec. 26, 1943
Dear Yvette,
Well you just keep wishing hard enough and I’ll probably be home before the New Year. Well darling here it is the day…

Hi Darling:
I love you [D]arling and I fell a lot better to-day [sic]. I wrote to my two brothers and told them what happened on my furlough. Darling I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you every day as I promised but its [sic] been Hell down here…

Hi Darling
How is every body [sic] and everything back home and do you still miss me? Well I feel a lot better now and I think I love you more. I went to the show last night after I wrote you the letter and it was good, you ought to see it. The name…

Hi Kid:
How are you to-day [sic]? I feel ok but I’d rather be with you this army life is killing me. I’d like it much better down here if it would stop raining just for a day but no it got to [sic] rain all the time. Darling when are you coming down…

Hi Darling:
I’m glad that Louise came out alright, but I think of what’s going to happen when she finds out that Steve wasn’t as lucky as she was. I’ll tell you this that I would hate to be the one that has to tell her. You know I dreamed last night…

Dec. 3, 1944
Evening
Dearest darling wife,
I guess I’m a bad boy for not writing you last night but I was kept pretty busy and it got kind of late. I just got a letter from you and you seem mad at me. I know darling that your [sic] only coming…

Dec. 3, 1945
Monday
Dearest Wife + ?,
Well here I am again and still in the army. I think I have some good news so here goes. By the time you get this letter don’t write anymore letters because in a couple of days from now I might be at Fort…

Darling:
I got a letter from you yesterday and in it you said you saw those pictures that we took while I was home. I wish I could see them. So you stay at the house now but don’t go telling them anything you don’t tell me. I know they like you a…