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Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 8, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 8, 1942
Yve Darling
I just got your letter telling me how lonely you are, well I feel the same way about you. I love you so much it hurts. At night just before I go to bed I got a lot of time to think and I think of all…
Tags: Love, Military life, Truck
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 12, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 12, 1942
Darling Yve,
I wish I were with you right now. You don’t know how much I miss you. I got the box of cookies you sent me to-day [sic] and they were really good. They came all in one piece too. You know I got Sat.…
Tags: Bus, Military life, Roland
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 14, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 14, 1942
My darling little Yve
I haven’t had a letter from you for three days and I wonder if your mad. Sunday night I went to the show and after the show I came by the officers club and they were having a dance. It was…
Tags: Crying, Half-Track, Love, Officers club, song, Star-Dust
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 15, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I haven’t much time to write because the[y] just told us to get our packs rolled for a few days out in the country. I know we got to go 15 miles before noon but that ain’t so bad. How are you? [D]o you…
Tags: Hike, Military training, Peep
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 9, 1945
Nov 9, 1945
Friday
Dearest Yve,
Well here’s your husband to night [sic] and he feel pretty good for a friday. You know friday is the day that I don’t get any letters but I love you just the same as I always did. Darling you couldn’t know what…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 30, 1944
[Written on United States Army Stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
June 30, 1944
10:00 P.M.
Hi Darling,
It’s me again and gee I miss you. Well same old things happened to-day, [sic] and oh yes Ted went on a three day pass. I got a letter from…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 10, 1945
Nov. 10, 1945
Dearest Yve.,
I got the birthday card from you and the check. Darling, what am I going to do with fifty dollars? I also got the sad letter with it and I know just how you must feel. I went to see the Personel [sic] affairs officer…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 11, 1945
Nov. 11, 1945
Sunday
Dearest mummy,
I didn’t stop the allotment but maybe they did because when I get out they’ll have to figure out all the pay to date and maybe that’s why anyway. I find out about it Tuesday when I go to personel [sic] and let…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 12, 1945
Nov. 12, 1945
Monday
Dearest Yve.,
Well here I am to day [sic] and lonely as ever. I didn’t get any mail to day [sic] because the post office closed and no mail to-day [sic]. I’ll get some to morrow [sic] to cheer me up a little. There’s not…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 13, 1945
Nov. 13, 1945
Tuesday
Dearest darling Yve.,
Just think 17 months ago to day [sic] on a tuesday [sic] we got married and I’ve really been happy ever since. I really love you so much my darling that nothing else matters. I’m so glad that we got…
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