Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 15, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 15, 1942
Subject
Military life
Military training
Description
Howard starts his Furlough on the 21st of August. He met a new friend at camp. He just got back from a hike and now he has to get ready for inspection.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-08-15
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-08-15
Coverage
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Correspondences
Text
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I sent you a letter by Air Mail and you should have got it by Thurs. I could’nt [sic] leave the Co. [Illeigelbe deletion] to send a telegram or call you up so I hope you got this it in time. I put in for my furlough starting Aug 21 and if I get it that morning I’ll be in worc at around Sunday night. Darling I hope it comes through you don’t know how much I’m planning on coming home. I thought that I had finish [sic] taking all the shots in the arm. I got an other [sic] one to-day [sic] and i’m sore again. I just made a friend of a Staff Sarg. and he’s swell he gives me ties and shirts and every thing [sic]n I need. I hope he stays here. I hope you get this letter in the mail [M]onday. I just got back from the hike we
[Page 2]
Started on [W]ed. night and I’m tired but I be allright [sic] in the morning. Well I got to be going and get ready for inspection to-morrow [sic] for the General is coming around to and we got to do a lot of work to-night [sic]. [L]ook at my address on the envelope and it changed a little bit. Well darling I love you and I hope you do. Love
Howard
[Includes a envelope]
Aug. 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I sent you a letter by Air Mail and you should have got it by Thurs. I could’nt [sic] leave the Co. [Illeigelbe deletion] to send a telegram or call you up so I hope you got this it in time. I put in for my furlough starting Aug 21 and if I get it that morning I’ll be in worc at around Sunday night. Darling I hope it comes through you don’t know how much I’m planning on coming home. I thought that I had finish [sic] taking all the shots in the arm. I got an other [sic] one to-day [sic] and i’m sore again. I just made a friend of a Staff Sarg. and he’s swell he gives me ties and shirts and every thing [sic]n I need. I hope he stays here. I hope you get this letter in the mail [M]onday. I just got back from the hike we
[Page 2]
Started on [W]ed. night and I’m tired but I be allright [sic] in the morning. Well I got to be going and get ready for inspection to-morrow [sic] for the General is coming around to and we got to do a lot of work to-night [sic]. [L]ook at my address on the envelope and it changed a little bit. Well darling I love you and I hope you do. Love
Howard
[Includes a envelope]
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, August 15, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed May 3, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1140.