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Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 19, 1945
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…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 21, 1945
Laufen
June 21, 1945
1:30 AM.
Hello beautiful,
Just a little knote [sic] to let you know I still love you and here’s a paper to keep up with the news. I love you darling so very very much. Yours forever,
Howard
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 28, 1945
Nov. 28, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest Yve.,
Well honey my moral [sic] is getting higher all the time with two letters from you today. Don’t worry about me reenlisting because I won’t and nobody better not try to make me. Gee darling I love you so…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 29, 1945
Nov. 29, 1945
Thursday
Dear Yve.,
Well here I am again and still in the army. I got that very nice letter from you telling me about the new stove you bought and I think I got a smart little wife even if I do say so myself. If the stove is what…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 30, 1945
Nov. 30, 1945
Fish-day
Dear Yve.,
Well here it is the last day of november and I’m still in the army. I had a little difficulty this morning darling I sprained my ankle and now its [sic] almost as big as your tummy if I do say so myself. I went…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 23, 1945
Laufen
June 23, 1945
Hello darling,
Well here it is sunday [sic] again and it [sic] a very beautiful day. I only wish you an[d] I could go and be out on the beach together and enjoy the nice warm sunshine. If I get home before the summer is all…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 1, 1945
Dec. 1, 1945
Saturday.
Dearest Wife,
Well honey my ankle is a little better to day [sic] and I hobble up to the how. It will feel better in a couple of days and I’ll be running around with the rest of the boys again. I still got four more days…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 2, 1945
Dec. 2, 1945
Sunday
Dearest wife + no kids yet
Hows [sic] my little woman to-day [sic]? I feel much better on acount [sic] of I heard some pretty good rumors today about discharges and I don’t think it will be too long now. I think its [sic]…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 3, 1945
Dec. 3, 1945
Monday
Dearest Wife + ?,
Well here I am again and still in the army. I think I have some good news so here goes. By the time you get this letter don’t write anymore letters because in a couple of days from now I might be at Fort…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 4, 1945
Dec. 4, 1945
Tuesday
Dear Mrs. Sarty,
Do you know that I love you darling? I really do and you can spend all the money you want as long as you got it to spend and as far as telling me about all the work I’ll have to do when I get home, I’ll…
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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