Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 2, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 2, 1942
Subject
Military life
Description
Howard just gets to the camp and he got his uniforms.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-05-02
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-05-02
Coverage
Fort Devons, Massachusetts
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Original Format
Correspondences
Text
Fort Devons, Massachusetts
May 2nd, 1942
Dear Yvette
Everything is ok so far. I got here about 2 O’clock [F]riday and had quite a time finding my way around. Everybody is OK up here so far. Saturday morning we got up at 4 O’clock and showered, made our bunks. the [sic] we went to mess. [A]fter mess we went to get our uniform’s [sic] I got mine and it is about 3 different colors. [I]t doesn’t fit so hot either. [W]ell we are pulling out of here before long don’t know where were [sic] going but [illegible deletion] you know how it is. I miss you alot and I still love you as much as ever don’t know whether I will see you
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before I leave but I wish I could. I sign up for th[e] Air Corp but I don’t know how I made out yet. I missed you last night when I went to bed at 9:00. I love you. I love you. With love
Howard
May 2nd, 1942
Dear Yvette
Everything is ok so far. I got here about 2 O’clock [F]riday and had quite a time finding my way around. Everybody is OK up here so far. Saturday morning we got up at 4 O’clock and showered, made our bunks. the [sic] we went to mess. [A]fter mess we went to get our uniform’s [sic] I got mine and it is about 3 different colors. [I]t doesn’t fit so hot either. [W]ell we are pulling out of here before long don’t know where were [sic] going but [illegible deletion] you know how it is. I miss you alot and I still love you as much as ever don’t know whether I will see you
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before I leave but I wish I could. I sign up for th[e] Air Corp but I don’t know how I made out yet. I missed you last night when I went to bed at 9:00. I love you. I love you. With love
Howard
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 2, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed May 2, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1122.