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Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 12, 1942
Dear Yve
This is just a note to tell you that I am not coming home the week of the 15th. It will be a little latter [sic] on in the month. I love you. Love

Howard

[the letter also includes a envelope]

Germany
Monday
Hello darling,
Well another day and I’m still here. I hope in about a year from now I’ll be home sitting in front of an open fire with you. Jim White [illegible deletion] sitting down here beside me writing to his little red-head…

Germany
Sunday
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is my first sunday [sic] in Germany and I wish it was my last. I didn’t do much to-day [sic] - I slept until around nine o’clock then this afternoon took a little ride. Well how are you? I…

Fort Campbell, Kentucky
April 8, 1943
Hello darling.
How[‘]s everything? I got the package that you sent and everything in it was ok [sic]. I haven’t written for the past three or four days because I have been pretty busy. It’s got so down here…

Germany
April 6, 1945
Dear Yvette,
Well here it is another day and not much to write about. You want to know what I do over here, well you know what I used to do at camp campbell [sic], well I do the same thing here. We’ve got inspections here, we…

Germany
April 5, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
We do get around in this army don’t we? Here I am in Germany I haven’t written for about five days because you know I’ve been pretty busy. I did get a letter from you to day [sic] and it helped a lot.…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
April 5, 1943
Hello darling.
Well I got three letters to day [sic] and I’m sorry if I said anything in them (I mean my letter or letters to you) to hurt your feeling[s]. That would be the last thing I would ever want to do.…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
April 4, 1943
Hi darling.
Well I just got the letter that your wrote March 30th and I still love you. Gee I wish I could go home at the same time that Norman has his furlough but one never knows. The army says training…

Camp Campbell, Kentucky
April 28, 1943
Hello darling:
Well another day is gone and I still love you very much. How about you? There was nothing new happening to day [sic] around here. Nothing ever does. Darling how’s your grandmother to day [sic]?…

Friday
April 27, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
I guess I’ve been pretty slow about writing but lately I haven’t had time. Its [sic] a beautiful day today and I have nothing to do for about five hours so I’m trying to catch up on a little writing. A…