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Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 11, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 11, 1944
9:30 P.M.
Dearest Yvette,
Well darling how’s every thing [sic] to day? [sic] Down here the weather is terrible its [sic] been raining all last night and all day to day, [sic] but it finally stoped [sic]…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 11, 1945
Fort Devens
Sept. 11, 1945
Hi darling,
No News [sic] as yet but it doesn’t look as though we will stay here very long, and you know how I hate train rides. I guess that I won’t be able to get a pass either because the officer in charge told me…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 12, 1945
[The following is written on USO stationary. At the top of the front side of each page, there is a picture of a waving flag emblazoned with “U S O”. Along the bottom of the front of each page is typed the names of various organizations followed by “U…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 13, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Sept. 13 1943
Hi darling,
Well here it is another blue monday [sic] and lots of work to do. I just had to go and draw some more tools for the shop and now I got to find a place to put them. First of all darling…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 13, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 13, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Hi darling,
I didn’t get any letter yesterday and I didn’t write either. We went out in the field Tuesday morning and didn’t get back until to-night [sic] that’s why I didn’t write. I got a nice…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 14, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept. 14, 1942
Hello Darling
I’m sorry for not writing every day but I’m having a hard time lately. It sure is hot down here, this afternoon it was a 103° in the shade but they say it will get cooler. Gee darling I miss you. I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 14, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 14, 1944
Thursday
Hello Mummy,
Well even with that air mail stamp it didn’t get here until to-day [sic] so I guess its [sic] no use to try to get me a letter on Tuesday. Darling I guess the war must be over because…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 15, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky]
Sept. 15 1943
Hello Darling,
Well here I am again and awful lonesome and I do mean it. I’m on C.Q. [sic] again and theres [sic] no one to talk to and no music on the radio except hill-billy [sic] stuff and you…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 16, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept 16, 1942
Yve Darling
Well here I am again. Gee everytime I look at the picture where I kissed you I got a funny feeling. I’ll bet you will be surprised when you get this letter. I just got back from the feild [sic] and I’m…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 17, 1943
Camp Campbell, Ky. [Kentucky] Sept. 17, 1943 Hello darling Well hows [sic] every little thing today I’m feeling OK. [sic] and everything like that and I feel crazy to [sic]. I’m supposed to get a week-end [sic] off this week but I…
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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