Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 10, 1945
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 10, 1945
Description
Howard talks a bit about the journey thus far to California, and asks about his and Yvette’s unborn child. He also notes that sleeping alone and having to write letters seems strange again.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1945-09-10
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
1945-09-10
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Correspondences
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Fort [Devens?]
Sept. 10, 1945
Hello darling,
Gee I miss you so much already that its terrible. I though [sic] it would be like last time but it wasn’t. How are you making it? I tried all day to get a pass out of this place but no soap they said no passes so I guess thats [sic] that. I got in just about in time for food and then I checked in. This morning I had an [illegible] and after ward [sic] got payed paid
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and now I’m [waiting?] for anything that comes next. I don’t think that we’ll get screened at [devens?] but wait until we get to Calif. I don’t know yet when we’re going but I wish they’d cancell [sic] it. All the boys we’re [sic] here on time so. Ed. [Cory?] is up here with me writing to [sic] so it [sic] not only me that’s lonesome. Gee darling I miss you more than ever now and how’s everything coming. When I send you my change of address let me know
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if junior has been kicking yet or what will you. I missed you in bed last night too. I kept feeling around and no Yve. and I almost fell out of bed twice during last night. And when you get my address you can send me one of those 50-50’s of yours. Gee darling it seems funny sitting here writing because its [sic] been so long since I’ve done any. I don’t think I’ll be able to make [Pula’s?] wedding but wish her luck for both of us huh [hon?].
[Page 4]
Darling I still don’t know just how long I’ll be here but I write every day and when I get on the train you can expect just about nothing for about a week or ten days. There’s really not much more to write about to-night [sic] but I’ll tell you one thing that when your [sic] home on a furlough [illegible deletion] it seem [sic] as if you hardly been in the army but when you get back it seem [sic] like years. Well darling I guess thats [sic] all for to-night [sic]. Remember though that I’ll always love you and Gee [sic] I need you. As Ever,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I still love you with all [illegible words]
[The envelope is included with this letter.]
Sept. 10, 1945
Hello darling,
Gee I miss you so much already that its terrible. I though [sic] it would be like last time but it wasn’t. How are you making it? I tried all day to get a pass out of this place but no soap they said no passes so I guess thats [sic] that. I got in just about in time for food and then I checked in. This morning I had an [illegible] and after ward [sic] got payed paid
[Page 2]
and now I’m [waiting?] for anything that comes next. I don’t think that we’ll get screened at [devens?] but wait until we get to Calif. I don’t know yet when we’re going but I wish they’d cancell [sic] it. All the boys we’re [sic] here on time so. Ed. [Cory?] is up here with me writing to [sic] so it [sic] not only me that’s lonesome. Gee darling I miss you more than ever now and how’s everything coming. When I send you my change of address let me know
[Page 3]
if junior has been kicking yet or what will you. I missed you in bed last night too. I kept feeling around and no Yve. and I almost fell out of bed twice during last night. And when you get my address you can send me one of those 50-50’s of yours. Gee darling it seems funny sitting here writing because its [sic] been so long since I’ve done any. I don’t think I’ll be able to make [Pula’s?] wedding but wish her luck for both of us huh [hon?].
[Page 4]
Darling I still don’t know just how long I’ll be here but I write every day and when I get on the train you can expect just about nothing for about a week or ten days. There’s really not much more to write about to-night [sic] but I’ll tell you one thing that when your [sic] home on a furlough [illegible deletion] it seem [sic] as if you hardly been in the army but when you get back it seem [sic] like years. Well darling I guess thats [sic] all for to-night [sic]. Remember though that I’ll always love you and Gee [sic] I need you. As Ever,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I still love you with all [illegible words]
[The envelope is included with this letter.]
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 10, 1945,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed November 1, 2026, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1043.