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Nov. 16, 1944
8:30 PM
Hello darling,
Well do you want to hear some news that is news? Well here goes. [sic] You know Jim White and the redhead, well when Jim went home on furlough he got a divorce from his wife and married the redhead. As for…

Nov. 15, 1944
8:30 PM
Dearest darling wife,
I love you period. I love you comma, I love you anyway you are ever with all the fixings. Well darling its [sic] been an awful tough day. We went out to the range and fired two shots and the rest of the…

Nov. 14, 1944
8:00 PM
Hello my Darling
Well darling I got back to camp all in one piece but a little tired. I didn’t write you on the trip because all the trains were quite late and I’d just get off one and on another and it was four o’clock when…

Wednesday Oct. 25, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
How are you tonight?. [sic] Personally I feel pretty good because I was informed a little while ago that I was to leave on furlough this weekend. Of course they can always change their mind but if they…

Tuesday Oct. 24, 1944
9:30 PM
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling to-day has been a pretty busy day. I just got through going through my service record and got that straightened out. and [sic] now it’s about time to go to bed. I wish that saturday…

Monday Oct. 23, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here I am again I got a half pint of ice cream and its [sic] getting pretty soft so I got to stay and eat it. I just finished the ice cream and now I’ll tell you what I did to-day [sic]. I got up at…

Saturday Oct. 21, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well as you know by now I didn’t get my furlough today so I guess it will be next saturday [sic]. I’m telling you it was close though. The first Sgt. had the furloughs all made out and mine had fourteen…

Friday Oct. 20, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here I am back in camp Campbell and I just got the letter with the little clippings in it about is your wife over 15) [sic] and thats[sic] Kentucky all over. I’ve seen a lot of men down here with…

Wednesday Oct. 18, 1944
Hello darling,
Well here I am in a tent writing you a letter by candle light and you picture is right here in front of me and darling if you only knew how much I miss you. I didn’t write yesterday because I didn’t have time…

Oct. 16, 1944
(Still on maneuvers)
Dearest darling wife,
Here I am lying down in my text writing because there isn’t enough room to sit up. Well darling we’ll be back in the barracks friday and and I’ll feel much better. I got a letter from you…