Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 13, 1944

Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 13, 1944

Military Life

Howard is going to see the chaplain tomorrow. He goes on to say that he hopes that she will still want to marry him even though he can't offer her anything. He also explains why she can't come down to Kentucky.

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

1944-05-13

Haekenkamp, Daniele (digitization, transcription, metadata)

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Correspondences

English

Text

1944-05-13

Camp Campbell, KY

Correspondences

[The following is written on official U S O stationary]

May 13, 1944


Darling:

Well darling I’m going to see the chaplain to morrow [sic] after noon [sic]. I won’t be able to see him to-day [sic] because I can’t get off until seven thirty to-night [sic] but darling I’ll let you know all the answers (I hope). You’ll wonder how I’m in town when I’m working well I had to drive in on company [illegible deletion] duty and I though[t] it would be a good


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time to write you. I you marry me darling you don’t know what your [sic] getting. I have nothing to offer you but love and thats [sic] all. I love you darling so much that I couldn’t write last night. I guess I read that letter over about fifty times and then I went to bed. I had the funniest feeling I couldn’t sleep at all. Darling if we get married you won’t be able to come down here, so it’s going to be awful. I hope that


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I don’t make you unhappy or hurt your feelings but down here is no place for you and besides you can’t find a place to live. Gee darling I want you so much that I can’t sleep nights any more. I love you with all my heart and I’ll write right after I see the chaplain to morrow [sic]. I love you so very much


Howard


[The following is written as a post script]

P.S. What will you[r] Mom and Pap think about us? Honest I’m scared.