Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 5, 1943.
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 5, 1943.
Subject
rations, routine, longing
Description
Howard describes how there is a paper shortage so that hurts moral and how the days keep getting longer and hotter all the while describing how much he misses Yve.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L. 1919-1977.
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor).
Publisher
Courtesy of Concordia College Archives.
Date
1943-05-05.
Contributor
Will Kuball (digitization, transcription, metadata)
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Format
Correspondence
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1943-05-05
Coverage
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
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Original Format
Correspondence
Text
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
May 5, 1943
Hi darling:
You don’t know how much I miss you either, and in your letter you said you played Society Corp. What’s that? I’ve played just plain crap but none of that society stuff. What will they think of next? Gee darling I guess I’ll have to go home because you’re getting a lot of bad habits while I’m away. Well darling how is Pauline coming alone with her romance? Is it very serious? Has Norman been home since he left for the army? If so let me know. Darling I sure miss you a lot to night [sic]. Here I am all alone
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in my little room and I couldn’t leave because I volunteer for this job. I’m supposed to guard the place to night [sic] instead of going out and sleep[ing] all night in a tent. You know me I[‘d] rather sleep in a soft bed than on the ground. Mike started to call me a gold-brick [Good on outside but really dull on the inside.] but he was sore because he had to go. Oh well he’ll get over it. Darling it sure is hot down here and if it keeps up I[‘ll] go swimming pretty soon if I can find a pond or a river or any place to go swimming in since I’ve been in this darn place. Well darling I’ll have to close now. There[‘s] a shortage of paper you know and darling don’t forget to want for me. I love you so much that nothing can stop me from coming back when the war is over. I need you darling. Love
Howard.
May 5, 1943
Hi darling:
You don’t know how much I miss you either, and in your letter you said you played Society Corp. What’s that? I’ve played just plain crap but none of that society stuff. What will they think of next? Gee darling I guess I’ll have to go home because you’re getting a lot of bad habits while I’m away. Well darling how is Pauline coming alone with her romance? Is it very serious? Has Norman been home since he left for the army? If so let me know. Darling I sure miss you a lot to night [sic]. Here I am all alone
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in my little room and I couldn’t leave because I volunteer for this job. I’m supposed to guard the place to night [sic] instead of going out and sleep[ing] all night in a tent. You know me I[‘d] rather sleep in a soft bed than on the ground. Mike started to call me a gold-brick [Good on outside but really dull on the inside.] but he was sore because he had to go. Oh well he’ll get over it. Darling it sure is hot down here and if it keeps up I[‘ll] go swimming pretty soon if I can find a pond or a river or any place to go swimming in since I’ve been in this darn place. Well darling I’ll have to close now. There[‘s] a shortage of paper you know and darling don’t forget to want for me. I love you so much that nothing can stop me from coming back when the war is over. I need you darling. Love
Howard.
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Sarty, Howard L. 1919-1977., “Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 5, 1943.,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 30, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1227.