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Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 23, 1944
Monday Oct. 23, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here I am again I got a half pint of ice cream and its [sic] getting pretty soft so I got to stay and eat it. I just finished the ice cream and now I’ll tell you what I did to-day [sic]. I got up at…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 31, 1942
Hi Darling
How’s everything? Well here I am I just had a cold shower and I feel perfect. I’m glad that you had a nice [C]hristmas and I sure wish you a Happy New Year. I just got the box of fudge that you sent and boy is it good. I love you…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 30, 1942
Darling:
I got a letter from you yesterday and in it you said you saw those pictures that we took while I was home. I wish I could see them. So you stay at the house now but don’t go telling them anything you don’t tell me. I know they like you a…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 29, 1942
Hi Kid:
How are you to-day [sic]? I feel ok but I’d rather be with you this army life is killing me. I’d like it much better down here if it would stop raining just for a day but no it got to [sic] rain all the time. Darling when are you coming down…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 22, 1944
Oct. 22, 1944
Dear love
Well its [sic] me again and [I’m] just about the same as ever. I’m pretty sure that I’ll be home next sunday [sic] night if nothing happens, but they could postpone it til after pay day which comes tuesday [sic] but Id [sic]…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 28, 1942
Hi Darling
How is every body [sic] and everything back home and do you still miss me? Well I feel a lot better now and I think I love you more. I went to the show last night after I wrote you the letter and it was good, you ought to see it. The name…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 27, 1942
Hi Darling:
I love you [D]arling and I fell a lot better to-day [sic]. I wrote to my two brothers and told them what happened on my furlough. Darling I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you every day as I promised but its [sic] been Hell down here…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 25, 1942
Hi [D]arling:
Well here it is Christmas and I got your card and it’s swell. It’s been raining for the past three days and I feel lousy if you knew what I mean. Gee I miss you [D]arling and I hope this war gets over with in a hurry so I can go home…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 21, 1942
Hello Darling
I love you more than ever to-night [sic]. I got that [C]hristmas card you sent and every body [sic] had to see it and they all thought gee she must love you a lot to send you a card like that. Well to-day [sic] was a very busy day, and…
Letter to Yvette from Howard (1944, 10, 21)
Saturday Oct. 21, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well as you know by now I didn’t get my furlough today so I guess it will be next saturday [sic]. I’m telling you it was close though. The first Sgt. had the furloughs all made out and mine had fourteen…
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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