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Oct. 15, 1944
(maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Well its sunday again and I feel kind of lonesome but better days are coming. I think I’ll be coming home on the next branch that goes. It ought to leave around the twentieth of the month or a little…

Friday Oct. 13, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is friday the 13th and we’ve been married four months. Darling it seems its[sic] been a long time but it really hasn’t, I guess its[sic] because I haven’t seen you for a long time.…

Sunday Oct. 8, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here it is sunday[sic] and I just came back from church. The chaplain held services in the field today and I guess everybody went. It was a very cold night last night but its [sic] nice and warm now.…

Darling:
How are you to-day [sic] after the big holiday? I bet pretty good taking every thing [sic] into consideration. I went to the show last night and saw Seven [D]ays [L]eave with a few of the boys. [T]hat was the best part of the day. Don’t…

Hi Honey

Well here I am again. Yesterday I had K.P. and about five o’clock last night they told us that Thanksgiving would be a regular work day nwo ain’t [sic] that something. Here I planned to go and have a good dinner and I got to work all day…

Hi Darling

Here I am at the end of the day with nothing to do. We got up this morning and I took a shower as I’m used to, and boy was it cold. Then I went down to the office and put my books in order that took me until noon. For dinner we had a…

Yve [D]arling:

Well I just got back from the dentist and he said I would get my teeth before New Years. Gee I hope I get them anyway. Darling I think I [am] going to go on another march Sat. so don’t blame me if I don’t write that day. I just…

Hi Darling:

I got the last letter you wrote and I wrote yesterday that I was sorry but I suppose you don’t believe me. You know that nobody is or ever can take your place. I love you. I’ll be man enough to tell you. I feel lonesome around here…

Darling Yve,

How are you to-day [sic]? Im [sic] sorry that I haven’t written lately. The reason is because I haven’t had much time. I’ll begin with [W]ednesday. Well [W]ed. I had twenty four [sic] hrs. of guard to do. [T]hat lasted intil [sic]…

Hi Darling:
How are you to-night [sic]? I got your letter telling me that you couldn’t come to see me even if you wanted to. I could of told you that a long time ago. Now you know how it is when I ask for a furlough and they say no. Here it is…