Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 25, 1943
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 25, 1943
Subject
Military Life
Description
Howard talked to Yvette about an encounter with one of his officers. He also talks about letters he received from home.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1945-09-25
Contributor
Probst, Jacob (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1943-09-25
Coverage
Camp Campbell, KY
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Correspondences
Text
Camp Campbell Ky. [Kentucky]
Sept. 25,1943
Hello Darling,
Well Darling [sic] it took me a long time to write this but it wasn’t my fault. I sat down to write to you last night like I told you I would Thursday when in walked the Motor Officer and said there [sic] going to be a General inspecting to-morrow [sic] so that put an end to my writing. Well any-way [sic] the inspection went over ok [sic] and it pleased
[page 2]
everybody. Gee darling I wish this war was over so we could get married. I’m getting awful sick of being way down here with out [sic] you. Don’t mind me darling [sic] I guess others feel the same way I do only they are farther away and I consider myself lucky to be in the good old U.S.A. even though it is in Kentucky. Gee the letters are all starting to roll in down here and I don’t know when I’ll have time to answer them. I got one from Mom + Pop
[page 3]
one from Barbara + Betty and one from Warren. I guess they all have to wait. Any way [sic] you’ll always come first. Darling I wish I went to church with you when you sang Mass you really supprise [sic] me sometime. Well live and learn. I’ve got a girl that can do most every thing [sic]. Well darling [sic] I guess it will have to be good night [sic] for now but don’t ever stop loving me and please keep on writing Huh you’ll
[page 4]
never know what letter from you does for me. I love you and [illegible deletion] take care of your self [sic] darling As Always
Howard
[the following is included as a post script]
I hope your Grandmother [sic] is getting better and wish you[r] Pop good luck on his birthday for me
Sept. 25,1943
Hello Darling,
Well Darling [sic] it took me a long time to write this but it wasn’t my fault. I sat down to write to you last night like I told you I would Thursday when in walked the Motor Officer and said there [sic] going to be a General inspecting to-morrow [sic] so that put an end to my writing. Well any-way [sic] the inspection went over ok [sic] and it pleased
[page 2]
everybody. Gee darling I wish this war was over so we could get married. I’m getting awful sick of being way down here with out [sic] you. Don’t mind me darling [sic] I guess others feel the same way I do only they are farther away and I consider myself lucky to be in the good old U.S.A. even though it is in Kentucky. Gee the letters are all starting to roll in down here and I don’t know when I’ll have time to answer them. I got one from Mom + Pop
[page 3]
one from Barbara + Betty and one from Warren. I guess they all have to wait. Any way [sic] you’ll always come first. Darling I wish I went to church with you when you sang Mass you really supprise [sic] me sometime. Well live and learn. I’ve got a girl that can do most every thing [sic]. Well darling [sic] I guess it will have to be good night [sic] for now but don’t ever stop loving me and please keep on writing Huh you’ll
[page 4]
never know what letter from you does for me. I love you and [illegible deletion] take care of your self [sic] darling As Always
Howard
[the following is included as a post script]
I hope your Grandmother [sic] is getting better and wish you[r] Pop good luck on his birthday for me
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 25, 1943,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed November 1, 2026, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/812.