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Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 10, 1943: WAAC Section
Well darling I lost my corporal rating and they made a Technician fifth grade out of me instead. You get the same pay anyway. The reason I lost my clerk's job because they got too many w.a.c. and you know what they are for. To Releive [sic.] a man…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 8, 1945: Giving Up
to-day was my first day at driving and I didn’t work very hard because I just didn’t feel in the mood
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 11, 1945: Wanting to come home
Gee darling I miss you so very much to night [sic] and I want you but it seems that the army want me to [sic] so I guess I’ll have to stay here a little longer.
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 15, 1943: WAAC Section
Darling if you ever join the Waac I'll beat you because I wouldn't want you to because it's not what you would like to do.
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 19, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 19, 1942
Hi Beautiful
What[‘]s cooking? I just got your date’s that you sent and they are very good but I still like the brownies the best. Well I just got back from Louisville and I had the best time I’ve had since I’ve…
Tags: aquaplane, Churchill downs, Ed Grube, Hike, Louisville, Military training
Letter to Yvette form Howard, October 30, 1943
Camp Campbell Ky [Kentucky]
Oct. 30, 1943
Hello kid:
Well here I am again and writing you this letter by moonlight I’ve been in the feild [sic] for three days now and I’m getting around to where I can see in the dark. so [sic] if you can’t read…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, February 23, 1944
Feb. 23, 1944
10:45 P.M.
Hello darling,
I love you, I love you, I love you, now I got that said do you still love me and if you do keep on because I love you. This letter is going to sound kind of crazy to you, but don’t mind it because I feel…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 18, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
May 18, 1943
Hello darling:
Well here it is: almost the end of the month again and I’m not home yet. I got the box of candy and also the writing paper and thanks a lot. I’m trying very hard to get a furlough but I don’t…
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]…
Baby Booties at Boot Camp, Saturday Evening Post, June 17, 1944
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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