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Feb. 1945
at night.
Dearest Yve,
Well darling here I am in the middle of nowhere in France. The places I’ve been are pretty beat up but its [sic] what I expected. I’m going to try to look up brother Bill while I’m here but I don’t know just when…

Feb. 25, 1945
8:00 P.M.
Dearest darling wife,
Well here it is sunday [sic] and no letter yet, but theres [sic] always to-morrow. Well darling I had a very busy day trying to take a bath in a helmet and if you think it [sic] easy, just try it…

Feb. 23, 1945
8:00 P.M.
Dearest darling wife + no kids (yet)
Well kid here I am and no letter yet. You better put an air mail stamp on one letter so it gets here. I just finished writing a note home and one to bill so I hope I hear something soon.…

Feb. 21, 1945
Dearest darling wife + no kids (yet)
Well here I am again and still in the best of health. I went to a near by [sic] town tonight and had a couple of glasses of cider be-cause [sic] thats [sic] about all you can get. Then I came back…

Feb. 1945
Dearest Yve,
Well darling here I am on the high seas which nobody ever thought that I’d ever get on. I’ve been out now about four days and I really like the ocean. The sleeping quarters are pretty crowded but the food is ok and I feel…

Jan 31, 1945
8:30 P.M.
Hi Darling,
Well its me again and am [sic] the same as ever. I feel fine and eat plenty outside of that I can’t tell you much and anyway you know what I write don’t make any sense at all. Well darling I haven’t heard from…

Jan. 28, 1945
9:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
Well darling since I left you this morning I’ve been the most lonesome gues in the army I guess. I made it back to the city on the street car alright but when I got to the bus station I had a long line to sweat…

Jan. 25, 1945
8:00 P.M.
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling your mail is starting to catch up with me and tomorrow I’ll probably get one from you with my change of address on it. No darling I can’t tell you where I am but I’ll tell you this much.…

Jan. 23, 1945
7:00 P.M.
Yve darling,
Well its [sic] just me again and I’m still ok. Hows [sic] every-thing with you back home. I got a letter from you to day [sic] and also one from Betty. betty never does say much and half the time I don’t know…

Jan. 17, 1945
9:30 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
Its [sic] just me again darling and I do miss you a lot. I got a letter from you to day [sic] and in it I got all the news from the home town. Don’t worry darling we won’t end up by being separated because I…