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Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 14, 1942

1942-09-14.pdf

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…

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Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 5, 1942

1942-09-05.pdf

Louisville, Kentucky
Sept. 5, 1942

Yve Darling
Here it is payday and I didn’t get any pay. I was redlined. They made a mistake up in headquarters and my pay didn’t go through so I have to wait intil [sic] next month isn’t that [illegible…

Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 9, 1942

1942-08-09.pdf

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 9, 1942
Hi Darling
How are you to-day [sic] [?] What new? Are you going out to visit your Aunt with your sister or what? I am still trying to find out the exact day that my pass will start on. I wish I knew so I could tell…

Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 3, 1942

1942-08-03.pdf

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 3, 1942
Darling Wife
I love you so much that I pretend that we’re married. Well here it is a day before payday and there is’nt [sic] a thin dime in the camp aint [sic] that something. What is that party that you said you…

Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 5, 1942

1942-10-05.pdf

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Oct 5, 1942
Hi Darling
I got a new job now and it kind of hard at the begining [sic] but it will get better. First I’ll tell you that I couldn’t get mass on the long distance I tried all [S]aturday night and then I tried from 7…

Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 4, 1942

1942-07-04.pdf

Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 4, 1942

Hi darling
How’s everything[?] I am very lonesome down here how about you[?] You won’t get any letters for about three days because I didn’t write any. You know it isn’t my fault though because I out on the…

Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 18, 1942

1942-06-18_02.pdf

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942

Yve Darling
I have been pretty busy the last two or three days. I was out on the machine gun range and didn’t get back until the light went out [W]ednsday and [T]hursday. I had a detail until ten o’clock and to…

Letter to Yvette for Howard, June 7, 1942

1942-06-07.pdf

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…