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Dec. 13, 1945
Thursday.
Dearest little wife.
This morning we we’re [sic] married 1 ½ years and I keep loving you more and more all the time. I’m so glad we got married when we did and I love you so much hon. Things look terrible out here. …

Dec. 13, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Darling Yve,
Well here it is the 13th which means we’ve been married six months to-day and it don’t [sic] seem that long at all. I guess its [sic] because we haven’t been together too much of the time. I got a nice letter…

Dec. 12, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest Yve. + ?,
Well darling I’ve changed my mind again. I may not be out but I’ve still got hopes of being home for christmas the reason I’ve only got 51 points is that they just count them up until Sept. 2nd. If they…

Dec. 12, 1944
8:30 P.M.
Dear Yvette,
well its [sic] been quite a day with all this and thats [sic] and I’m just about ready to go to bed. First off this morning I got up, then I went to eat and then to work as usual. Everything went along smooth…

Dec. 12, 1943
Camp Campbell,
Ky. [Kentucky]
Dear Yve.
I got some very bad news for you first and its [sic] I won’t be home for christmas [sic]. I’m sure of it now because I saw the names of all those who will be able to go and mine is not there.…

Dec. 11, 1945
Tuesday
Dearest Yve.,
Gee honey I love you so very much and you don’t know how much I need you, really its [sic] terrible I’m still sweating it out so they call in the army and its [sic] not doing too good. I don’t leave tomorrow…

Dec. 11, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dear Yvette,
Well darling it snowed all day to day [sic] and all we got to show for it is just enough to cover the ground. Its [sic] starting to freeze now and its [sic] quite windy now too. I’m just about frozen with out…

Dec. 10, 1945
Monday
Dearest darling Wife + ?
Well I’m just about sure now that I’ll be home for christmas. I’m supposed to start processing on Wednesday morning and I ought to be out about friday and home in a [illegible deletion] week or less. …

Dec. 10, 1944
6:00 P.M.
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling its [sic] the same old thing you get up in the morning lay around all day and go back to bed again. I didn’t write last night because I went to town to find you something for christmas…

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…