Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 31, 1944

Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 31, 1944

Military Life

He talks about how he sent a letter to his sister about when his furlough would be. He had another instruction that night and is going to see the captain tomorrow. He also said that he told his mother he was getting married but he was going to marry her no matter what she says.

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

1944-05-31

Haekenkamp, Daniele (digitization, transcription, metadata)

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Correspondences

English

Text

1944-05-31

Camp Campbell, KY

Correspondences

[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]

May 31, 1944

10:45 P.M.


Hello darling,

I’m sorry if I offended you by writing and telling my sister Betty that I would probably get my furlough around the tenth of June, but darling when I told her that I didn’t know and I would of [sic] told you but I didn’t want to have you build up false hopes and then not come but the minute I found out I wrote to you and darling of course I love you if I didn’t I would tell you and I’m


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never going to. I went for another instruction to night [sic] (the third this week) and I[‘m] going to see the captain to morrow [sic] to see if I can get time off tomorrow to go to the hospital to have a blood test. I’m telling you darling I’ve been kept so darn busy lately that I hardly find time to think and as for a wanting to marry you I do honest. I wrote and told my mother I was going to be married and as yet she hasn’t answered but it won’t change me. I love you and I always will that[‘s] what I’m marring [sic] you for. Love

Howard