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Hi [D]arling
How’s everything with you? Well I’m still a clerk and I haven’t had a rating yet but don’t be surprised if I make one this week. I had a nice long talk with the captain and he has sent my name in for Corporal. Well so much for that. I…

Hi [D]arling
How are you making out? You haven't heard from me lately because I’m in the hospital at the present. I’ve had a bad cold so that [is] what I get for catching a cold. Well [D]arling I still love you a lot and I hope its [sic] vice versa…

Hi Honey
How is everything to-day [sic]. Well I feel much better to-day [sic] and I think I may be out of here by next weekend. They ain’t [sic] so bad here. [T]hey give you better food and everything. Darling will you go and tell my folks why I…


Camp Campbell, Kentucky
July 1, 1943
Hello Frenchy:
How are you doing? I’m fine I just got back from two days in the field and had a nice cold shower. What more could a guy ask except the impossible like asking for someone like you to be here…

[Written on United States Army Stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 1, 1944
10:15 P.M.
My darling Wife,
Here I am sitting down at the desk looking at you and thinking how nice it would be to be home with you now. Gee darling I miss you…

July, 10 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
I’m sorry if I didn’t write last night but we left for a week’s [sic] bivouac yesterday morning and before we got set up it started to rain and everything got wet. We had a very rugged day to day [sic] and…


Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Sunday
July 11, 1943
Hell darling:
How’s my little wife to-day [sic]? Do you still love me a little? I lmpw I’ve been a bad boy for not writing last night when I came in off the reange but there was a reason. It was…

[Written on United States Army stationery with the following quote from the Bible in the top left corner]
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18

July 11, 1944
9:00…

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.…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Monday
July 12, 1943
Hello darling:
Well here I am again after a good day [of] work. I just shaved and had a shower and feel like going out and raise [sic] ---- [intentional blank in place of “hell”] but it will have to…