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Germany
June 2, 1945
Dear Yvette,
I got a letter last night and you still think I’m in the great land of England but I’m not I’m still in the little town of Laufen in the southern part of Germany. I don’t know just how long we’ll be here but I…

Laufen
June 19, 1945
Dearest Halfpint
Well I’ve just added another country to my [travels?] over here. I just came back from Italy. Don’t worry I just went to a very little part of it through the Brenner Pass. You’ve heard or [sic] the Brenner…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 19, 1942

Darling Yve
I got your picture to-day [sic] and they are pretty good, I like you in white. I am sorry that you got a cold and I hope it gets better quick. Well darling we are here practicing feild [sic] drills…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942

Yve Darling
I have been pretty busy the last two or three days. I was out on the machine gun range and didn’t get back until the light went out [W]ednsday and [T]hursday. I had a detail until ten o’clock and to…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942

Here is a picture of me sleeping don’t I look nice. Don’t forget what I told you in the letter that will come with this. Love

Howard

[This was written on a postcard with a picture of a soldier sleeping with…

Laufen Germany
June 17, 1945
11:00 pm
Dearest Half-pint
I love you even thou [sic] your [sic] just a halfpint and I always will. Today is sunday [sic] and I just got finished work so I put in a full day. This afternoon wasn’t so bad thou [sic]…


Camp Campbell, Kentucky
June 17, 1943
10:00 PM
Hello darling:
I bet you think that I’ve forgotten you because I haven’t written you a letter for a long time. I’ve been pretty busy up until last night and then I went to the P.X. [post-exchange]…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 17, 1942

Darling Yve,
I have been so darn busy I haven’t been able to write. I been on the go all the time. I’m sorry if you think that I don’t want to write but some times [sic] it impossible. In your letter you think I…

Laufen Germany
June 16, 1945
Dear Yve.
I’m sorry I didn’t write last night but I didn’t get finish [sic] work until around eleven thirty last night and I was pretty tired. After I got to bed I fell asleep right away. I did have a very nice dream…

Laufen Germany
June 14, 1945
Dear Mummy,
Here I am all alone and I wish you we’re [sic] here so I could just take you in my arms and squeeze you till you couldn’t breathe. You know darling I just can’t think of anything but you anymore. Well…