Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 18, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 18, 1942
Subject
Military life
Hitler, Adolf
Description
Howard got hay fever. He asks Yve why she doesn't just go over to Germany and kill Hitler so the war can be over. Howard is sitting in the sergeant's room listening to the radio.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-09-18
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-09-18
Coverage
Fort Knox, Kentucky
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Correspondences
Text
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sept. 18, 1942
Darling:
Ya I feel a lot better now just finished trading a letter from you and I’m sorry if I had you worried. Well you want to know what[‘]s the matter with me well I got (Hay fever) and don’t laff [sic]. Well Darling I got to do K.P. to-morrow [sic] is’nt [sic] that nice to think about[?] I had a dream about you last night I know in the dream we were married and we had a little house near my sister Evelyn. Gee we had a lot of fun but the I had to wake up. Darling why don’t you go over and kill Hitler then there would be no war. My Sgt is at a show and I’m in his room and I’m
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listening to his radio. They are playing the song (Mass). You have’nt [sic] told me what size ring you wear. Don’t think I’ll ever forget you darling. I love you. Your bashful Pvt
Howard
Sept. 18, 1942
Darling:
Ya I feel a lot better now just finished trading a letter from you and I’m sorry if I had you worried. Well you want to know what[‘]s the matter with me well I got (Hay fever) and don’t laff [sic]. Well Darling I got to do K.P. to-morrow [sic] is’nt [sic] that nice to think about[?] I had a dream about you last night I know in the dream we were married and we had a little house near my sister Evelyn. Gee we had a lot of fun but the I had to wake up. Darling why don’t you go over and kill Hitler then there would be no war. My Sgt is at a show and I’m in his room and I’m
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listening to his radio. They are playing the song (Mass). You have’nt [sic] told me what size ring you wear. Don’t think I’ll ever forget you darling. I love you. Your bashful Pvt
Howard
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 18, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1189.