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Letter to Yvette from Howard, November 16, 1944
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…
Tags: Military training, movies
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 18, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 18, 1942
Darling Yve,
I am glad to hear from you. I got three letters from you to-day [sic]. Well to begin with we changed clothes to-day [sic] and put on our sun tan out fits [sic] they are pretty nice. I was going to…
Tags: Girls, Love, Military life, Military training
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 21, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 21, 1932
Darling Yve
I got your box of stuff. I don’t know how to spell what it is so I called it stuff. No hard feelings huh! I ate them all befroe I went to bed [S]aturday. Al Mortenson said they were the best he ever…
Tags: Military life, Military training, P.X., Sunburn
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 23, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 23, 1942
My little Darling
I just got back from a road march of 12 miles with light packs an and it was hot. [T]hey marched us right along a river. [W]ell Sunday I spent in Louisville. Our first Sarg. got married and he…
Tags: Hike, Military training, Roller coaster
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 27, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 27, 1942
Darling Yve
I been so busy lately I haven’t had time to write and to-morrow [sic] I got to work K.P. I just had it [F]riday and it was awful hot. Well i just got your brownies to-day [sic] and they were swell. I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 15, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I haven’t much time to write because the[y] just told us to get our packs rolled for a few days out in the country. I know we got to go 15 miles before noon but that ain’t so bad. How are you? [D]o you…
Tags: Hike, Military training, Peep
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 28-30?, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
No date
Darling Yve
How is everything at home it shure [sic] is hot down here. When are you coming down to see me honey[?] I shure [sic] miss your pretty little smile and your little [illegible deletion] hands. I shure [sic] …
Tags: Alert, Military training, Popcorn, tommy gun
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
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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