Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1942
Subject
Military life
Description
Howard gave the driving instructor the ride of his life in a peep (jeep). He tells Yve she should get one because you can run over just about anything. He also states he is now buying bonds for Uncle Same because he needs them right now.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-06-08
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-06-08
Coverage
Fort Knox, Kentucky
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Correspondences
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Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 8, 1942
Darling Yve,
I am lying down on my back and eating some of those walnettos that you sent me and they sure are good. You know what Yve I made another deduct [sic] in my monthly pay. I am now buying bonds it’s costing me two dollars and a half. I’m crazy but don’t laugh though [U]ncle Sam needs all he can get. Oh Yve I allmost [sic] forgot to tell you the captain came up to me and my buddy (the guy in the picture you must have by now and said our hair was too long and made us get a G.I. hair cut [sic] (brush clip to you). You ought to see how nice I look with
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hair about a half an inch long. I wish you could see me. You said you went to a dance. [W]ell I went down to the service club and saw a big band it was good too but it could be better. I don’t know I don’t enjoy going any where [sic] with out [sic] [you] it don’t seem the same. See all the don’ts.You ought to of seen me to-day [sic]. I was out driving a peep and on the side of it was printed (number me). [T]hey were giving driving test in the peeps and made us all take our turn. I sure my instructor a good ride I think I will by [sic] you one and you can hit all the fenders you want and it won’t cost you anything for repair and you can run over walls with it to [sic]. [Includes a sketch of a peep.] You ought to be here every since pay day there have been continuous games of crap (dice to you). Well is the old town still alive. I wish I was back there you know. [I]t isn’t so bad during the day when you are working hard
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but when we came back to the barrack we start talking about our girl friends [sic] back home no fooling I miss you. It makes me so home sick that I like going a.w.o.l. but of course I wouldn’t. We got a parade for this weekend so nobody can go to town. I didn’t go last week and what I heard about it is isn’t worth the six bits to go to town but it would be worth anything in the world if I could go and see you darling. Darling what do you want for your birthday you will have to let me know ahead of time because I will have to save my money. I got lots of [sketch of 6 dollar signs] (nuts). I love you darling and I wish you would love me as much as I love you.
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[S]end me a [S]outhbridge [N]ews when the graduation pictures come out and don’t forget to send me a picture of you darling because every body [sic] is all ways [sic] showing me there picture of their girl friend [sic] and I want to show them how nice and pretty my girl friend [sic] is.I think your [sic] wonderful for writing me every day when I don’t write you so often. [W]e got a little guy from New Mexico and he sings just like Cisco Kid. My friend is pretty good. He is another one that makes me lonesome. I love you darling and I hope you are as happy a[s] you seem in your last letter. [S]o darling I guess I will have to close now but I’ll never stop loving you [illegible deletion] and when I get back we will get married so th tell then I love you. Lots of love
Howard
[The following is written on the bottom right side of the letter]
Just to remind you
[includes a sketch of a sign that reads “just married”]
June 8, 1942
Darling Yve,
I am lying down on my back and eating some of those walnettos that you sent me and they sure are good. You know what Yve I made another deduct [sic] in my monthly pay. I am now buying bonds it’s costing me two dollars and a half. I’m crazy but don’t laugh though [U]ncle Sam needs all he can get. Oh Yve I allmost [sic] forgot to tell you the captain came up to me and my buddy (the guy in the picture you must have by now and said our hair was too long and made us get a G.I. hair cut [sic] (brush clip to you). You ought to see how nice I look with
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hair about a half an inch long. I wish you could see me. You said you went to a dance. [W]ell I went down to the service club and saw a big band it was good too but it could be better. I don’t know I don’t enjoy going any where [sic] with out [sic] [you] it don’t seem the same. See all the don’ts.You ought to of seen me to-day [sic]. I was out driving a peep and on the side of it was printed (number me). [T]hey were giving driving test in the peeps and made us all take our turn. I sure my instructor a good ride I think I will by [sic] you one and you can hit all the fenders you want and it won’t cost you anything for repair and you can run over walls with it to [sic]. [Includes a sketch of a peep.] You ought to be here every since pay day there have been continuous games of crap (dice to you). Well is the old town still alive. I wish I was back there you know. [I]t isn’t so bad during the day when you are working hard
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but when we came back to the barrack we start talking about our girl friends [sic] back home no fooling I miss you. It makes me so home sick that I like going a.w.o.l. but of course I wouldn’t. We got a parade for this weekend so nobody can go to town. I didn’t go last week and what I heard about it is isn’t worth the six bits to go to town but it would be worth anything in the world if I could go and see you darling. Darling what do you want for your birthday you will have to let me know ahead of time because I will have to save my money. I got lots of [sketch of 6 dollar signs] (nuts). I love you darling and I wish you would love me as much as I love you.
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[S]end me a [S]outhbridge [N]ews when the graduation pictures come out and don’t forget to send me a picture of you darling because every body [sic] is all ways [sic] showing me there picture of their girl friend [sic] and I want to show them how nice and pretty my girl friend [sic] is.I think your [sic] wonderful for writing me every day when I don’t write you so often. [W]e got a little guy from New Mexico and he sings just like Cisco Kid. My friend is pretty good. He is another one that makes me lonesome. I love you darling and I hope you are as happy a[s] you seem in your last letter. [S]o darling I guess I will have to close now but I’ll never stop loving you [illegible deletion] and when I get back we will get married so th tell then I love you. Lots of love
Howard
[The following is written on the bottom right side of the letter]
Just to remind you
[includes a sketch of a sign that reads “just married”]
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 8, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/904.