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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…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 7, 1942

Darling Yve,
I got the box and the cookies were swell, you didn’t forget my candy either. Well I got the letters and the box of cookies [F]riday and I had extra duties until 9:30 [F]riday night so I didn’t get a…

Dec. 4, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Hello Darling,
How are you to-night? I feel so lonely that I’m about ready to send a telegram for you to come down but I’ll wait until christmas [sic]. Well darling, I hope Jim gets home alright but he had to learn his…

March 25, 1945
France
Hello darling,
Well here it is sunday [sic] again and I just got back from church. That shows I’m still a good boy. Every time it get [sic] around easter [sic] we always have bad weather and it [sic] the same around here to…

Camp Campbell Ky. [Kentucky]
Oct. 5,1943
Hello darling [sic],
I’m just going to write you a few lines to let you know that I’m still alive and thin thinking of you all the time. Darling I love you so very much that I don’t know what I’d do without…

Hi Darling

Here I am at the end of the day with nothing to do. We got up this morning and I took a shower as I’m used to, and boy was it cold. Then I went down to the office and put my books in order that took me until noon. For dinner we had a…

[The following is written on official United States Army]

May 9, 1944

7:30 P.M.



Dear Yve.

Well here I am all showered and powdered like a new born baby, no kidding darling. I feel swell now. All but one thing I can’t see you and…

[The following is written on Official United States Army stationary]

May 8, 1944

9:00 P.M.


Hello darling,

I know its [sic] been a long time since I’ve written to you darling but it just couldn’t be helped. You see we went out on a…

[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]

May 4, 1944

9:30 P.M.


Hi Sweet:

Gee I don’t know what to say to night [sic] because its [sic] been a very dull day. I’ll tell you one thing I’ve got a big case of…