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Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Jan. 16, 1944
Hi darling:
I’ve been a good boy all day today and I miss you so much when I have time to sit around and think. first of all I slept until nine-thirty this morning and then I got up and went to church…

[Written on United States Army stationery]
Sept. 22, 1944
Friday
Dear Yve.,
Well here it is fish day and the first day of the manuvers, [sic] and it [sic] hot. I didn’t get any mail yesterday or to day [sic] yet because the mail man hasn’t come…

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Jan. 23, 1944
Clarksville, Tenn
Hi Kid,
Well I took your advice and went to town to day [sic] to enjoy myself but not with much sucess [sic]. I ended up by coming to the USO to write letters. But it [sic]…

[Written on United States Army stationery]
Sept. 24, 1944
Sunday
Dearest Yvette,
Well here it is sunday and no chaplain to tell my troubles to. We got up this morning and had chow at 4 A.M. and here it is afternoon and I’m hungry. I was just…

Jan. 24, 1944
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Hello darling:
Well I just got back from a show and the picture was what I called very good. The name was Song of Russia and darling I think you would like it to [sic]. I won’t tell you about it because…

[Written on United States Army stationery]
Sept. 26, 1944
Tuesday
9:30
Dear Mummy,
Well here I am again and I love you more than ever tonight. Darling I’m home sick I wish I was home with you. See I tell you every thing. [sic] To morrow [sic] we…

Jan. 27, 1944
23:00 P.M.
Dear Yvette:
Well here I am at last. The weather has been fine, just like spring down here and I’ve been out in the feild [sic] since Tuesday morning. We were coming in Wed. night but they had a big grass fire and we spent…

Jan. 30, 1944
21:30 P.M.
Hello my darling:
Gee I don’t know how or where to start to-night [sic]. I just got in this morning from bivouac and because of some general from the 2nd army we had to work all day to-day [sic] to get ready for an…

Feb 2, 1944 20:10 P.M. Hello darling: Well here I am again darling. I’m out on bivouac and this is my second night. The weather is kind of chilly though but I don’t mind it too much because you don’t hang around enough to get cold.…

[Written on United States Army stationery]
Sept. 28, 1944
Dear Yve,
Well here it is Thursday and it [sic] raining like ____. We didn’t do much to-day [sic] but sleep although I wish we we’re [sic] back in camp. We leave to morrow [sic] morning for…