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Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 1, 1944
Dec. 1, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Dearest darling and wife + no kids,
Well here I am again just so happy as every but I got a few things on my mind. First what do you want for christmas [sic] and second is what to get my folks for christmas [sic] that has me…
Tags: Christmas
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 1, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Dec 1, 1943
Hi Darling
Its [sic] kind of lonesome down here to night [sic] because my buddy has left on a furlough. His wife got tired of being married to him so he’s gone home to become unmarried to something. He got…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 1, 1942
Hello [D]arling:
I bet you can’t guess what this is. I give you these guesses and the first one will be right. Hows [sic] beautiful little lady to day [sic]? Yes I mean you. You know [D]arling that you can eat all the cheese you want but I still…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 9, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
August 9, 1943
11:00 PM
Hello darling:
Well darling I guess you think I forgot all about you but I didn’t. You see, I had to go back to the feild [sic] to finish up some training before I leave on furlough. By the way, you…
Tags: furloughs
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 9, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 9, 1942
Hi Darling
How are you to-day [sic] [?] What new? Are you going out to visit your Aunt with your sister or what? I am still trying to find out the exact day that my pass will start on. I wish I knew so I could tell…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 5, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
August 5, 1943
Hi darling: Well how are you to-day [sic]? You probaly think it’s funny that I’ve haven’t written to you lately but it [is] only because I’ve been through a week of (hell) last week. I had to use that word but…
Tags: combat training
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 5, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 5, 1942
Hello Darling
How are you to-day [sic][?] You asked me in your letter to-day [sic] if I could tell you if I was coming home the 3rd week in Aug. for sure. I can’t tell you but I hope so. They already started to…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 31, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentcuky
Aug. [August] 31, 1943
10:30 PM
Hello darling:
It[‘]s getting late and I don’t know just what to write to-night [sic]. It[‘]s been eleven days since I’ve seen you and its [sic] seems like eleven years. I sure do miss you.…
Tags: loneliness, longing
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 30, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 30, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dear Yvette,
Its [sic] only me again and just as lonely as ever. I just got through with one of those may [sic] reading classes and I went back to the barracks to write a letter but just as I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 30, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 30, 1942
Darling
I just arrived at the camp and boy is [sic] is hot. I miss you and how. These brownies were swell. I got in [W]orcester and I met Vic and her brother as I got off the bus you know Proulx’s girlfriend. Then…
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