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Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 3, 1945
March 3, 1945
Dearest Yve,
I’m just droping [sic] you a few lines before I go on guard. Its [sic] the first time since about Feb “43” Well darling things are about the same with me and I haven’t had any mail since I got those letters that you sent.…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 1, 1945
March 1, 1945
7:30 P.M.
Dearest darling wife + no kids,
Well darling I feel good to-day [loss] cause I got about seven letters from you and one from mom. The last letter I got from you was dated the 11th of Feb. and I liked that one the best. I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 14, 1943
Hi [D]arling
Well here I am again, just a little boy who can’t forget that he’s got the most beautiful girl in the world back in [S]outhbridge waiting for him till the war is ended. Darling I sure love you, why today I went to town and I missed you…
Tags: Homesickness
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 13, 1943
Dear Yve
How is every little thing with you tonight? I haven’t written to you for the last two days because I was working to [sic] a hours out on the range, but today I got off a little easy instead of doing a lot of work on the range I had to take…
Tags: duty, Homesickness
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 10, 1943
Hi Darling
How is everything back home? I got another letter from you today. Gee I wish I was there with you eating apple pie and ice cream. I wouldn’t be able to give up eating between meals because if I did that I would starve. You think your…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 8, 1943
Dear Yve:
I just got the box of cookies that you sent and there [sic] good and I got two letters from you to-day [sic] to [sic]. Well I haven’t done much to-day [sic] but at seven o’clock to night [sic]. They lined us all up and and we had to have…
Tags: Homesickness, Love
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 7, 1943
Dear Yvette
How is everything with you to-day [sic]? I am now in the guard house. I just came off past and nothing has happened so far, but I’ll have to go back in about a half hour. I still love you and I wish I could see you. I had a dream about…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 6, 1943
Hello [D]arling
Well here I am again. This is the first time this week that I had time to write to you. You see I’ve been very busy this week. I’ve been out in the range teaching the rifle and telling the fellows how to fire it and I wouldn't get…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, February 28, 1943
Dear Yve
How are you today? Gee I wish that the war was over so I could go home. Well I guess I might as well tell you that I got my teeth and that they don’t fit so I’m going to the dentist this next week and see them and tell them. What I think…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, February 24, 1943
Hi [D]earest,
Well I just got off guard and then I had to load some machine gun belts and it is now eight thirty and I [am] going to write you a little note just to tell you how much I love you. Well I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t had…
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Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910
Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients, probably ailed by scarlet fever, at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910