Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 16, 1944

Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 16, 1944

Military life, Love letters

Howard tells Yvette he went to church and how it is very hot. He also asks if she is really coming down to see him. He then writes later that day and tells Yvette that he went to go see a movie called Christmas Holiday.

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

1944-07-16

Miller, Christine (digitization, transcription, metadata)

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Correspondences

English

Text

1944-07-16

Camp Campbell, Tennessee

Camp Campbell, Tennessee

[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 16, 1944
Dear Mummy,
I just got back from Church, and it’s very hot out to day [sic] infact its [sic] an ideal day to go swimming but there’s no place to swim. I wish I was back home so I could go swimming with you again. Gee darling you dont [sic] know how much I miss those days when we used to go swimming and go canoeing at the lake. There I go getting homesick again, say darling when

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is this war going to end any way? [sic] You asked me how old Ray Wiedemans [Possibly a different variation of spelling] wife was? Well to tell you the truth I don’t know but she’s younger than he is and he’s about twenty six or seven so she can’t be too old can she? By the way darling are you really coming dow[n] here to Kentucky or are you just saying you are? I want to know because I [have] got to get a place to stay and darling can you tell me just when you would come so I’d know and maybe get a three day pass so we could be to gether [sic] a littly [sic] while before I have to come back to camp.

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Darling if you ask me I’d say it [sic] too long a trip for you to take alone and be side [sic] I don’t like to have you all alone on a very long trip and maybe you’ll have to stand up all [of] the way and thats [sic] not so good. But really darling I do want to see you real[ly] bad and if it wasn’t that I’d try to go home on a pass. You know I could make it but I wouldn’t have but an hour with you so I think its [sic] kind of

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foolish don’t you? Well darling I got moved back in the barracks with the boy again and I think it will be better all around because if you do come down I’ll beable [sic] to get to town quicker and everything, and another thing it don’t [sic] get quite as lonesome as it did staying alone. Well so much for that. How [sic] my beautiful little bride to night? [sic] You know darling did I ever tell you how much I really love you and how glad I am that I married you. Well if I had to do it all over again I would [sic] want a thing different

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and besides that darling I wouldn’t want you any other way than you are.
9:30 P.M.
Same day
Well kid I just got back from the show and the picture was good but kind of sad in places. The name was Christmas Holiday. You better not see it because it’s likely to make your eyes water a little you notice I didn’t say cry. Well darling I [have] got to go now but I’ll write to morrow. [sic] Lots of love,

Howard

[The following was included as a postscript]

P.S. How’s my little wife to night? [sic]