Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1945
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1945
Description
Howard talks about getting ready for inspection and how lights are supposed to be out but he smuggled a candle and is writing by its light. He includes a small bit of wax as proof.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1945-06-08
Contributor
Tommerdahl, Maria (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1945-06-08
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Correspondences
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Laufen
Germany
June 8, 1945
Dear Yvette,
Hi darling its [sic] only me and I feel swell. The only thing is that you aren’t here with me to make everything perfect. I just got finish [sic] getting ready for the big inspection that we’ll have to morrow [sic] and now its [sic] raining hard and the lights just went out but I fooled them I got a small candle and I keep keep it just for things like this and if you don’t beleive [sic] me here’s a little bit of waxs [sic] from
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it. See darling I get so lonely without you its [sic] terrible I wish they would make up their minds what they intend to do with us and do it. I’m not the type to keep waiting like this. Its [sic] too darn uncertain. Well darling it’s raining like the devil right now and I wish I could be home I want to be with you so much. I guess it [sic] because I love you and no other reason (not even your money). I love you darling but its [sic] real late and my candle won’t last much longer. Your [illegible] Husband,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I love you more
Germany
June 8, 1945
Dear Yvette,
Hi darling its [sic] only me and I feel swell. The only thing is that you aren’t here with me to make everything perfect. I just got finish [sic] getting ready for the big inspection that we’ll have to morrow [sic] and now its [sic] raining hard and the lights just went out but I fooled them I got a small candle and I keep keep it just for things like this and if you don’t beleive [sic] me here’s a little bit of waxs [sic] from
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it. See darling I get so lonely without you its [sic] terrible I wish they would make up their minds what they intend to do with us and do it. I’m not the type to keep waiting like this. Its [sic] too darn uncertain. Well darling it’s raining like the devil right now and I wish I could be home I want to be with you so much. I guess it [sic] because I love you and no other reason (not even your money). I love you darling but its [sic] real late and my candle won’t last much longer. Your [illegible] Husband,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I love you more
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1945,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed November 1, 2026, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1000.