Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 14, 1942
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 14, 1942
Subject
Military life
Love-Letters
Description
He went to a show and after that he went by the dance and they were playing star-dust and his eyes started to water. They asked if he wanted to get shipped and he said no.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1942-07-14
Contributor
Wayne, Brandon (digitization, transcription, metadata)
Format
Correspondences
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
1942-07-14
Coverage
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Correspondences
Text
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 14, 1942
My darling little Yve
I haven’t had a letter from you for three days and I wonder if your mad. Sunday night I went to the show and after the show I came by the officers club and they were having a dance. It was a beautyful [sic] night and the stars and moon were out. [O]h I forgot to tell you the dance
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was held and in the garden and it was wonderful to see the officers and women in evening clothes. I got auful [sic] lonely when they played (Star-Dust). I think at that moment it was the loneliest minute that I had ever felt. [D]on’t think that I’m a baby for writing this but my eyes started to water. I love you darling and I’ll never stop loving you as long as I live. Don’t worry a bout [sic] the pillow cases [sic] you won’t have to share them with anyone but me
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that if you still want me after the war is over. I had a chance to get shipped out of here but I didn’t take it. They wanted to Texas and that a bout [sic] Twenty Three hundred miles from you and I wouldn’t get a rating either so I said (no). I worked pretty hard to-day [sic] darling I drove 180 miles in a half track. [Y]ou wouldn’t know what a half track is but so never mind [sic]. I get all your packages that you send so don’t worry.
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Well darling that about all I can say for to-night [sic] except that I think that your the most beautiful the mo sweetest the most darlingest little girl I know but I love you and I want you to stay that way (sweet). Love
Howard
[The following was written in postscript]
P.S. Your cooking is even better than what you made before I came in the army.
July 14, 1942
My darling little Yve
I haven’t had a letter from you for three days and I wonder if your mad. Sunday night I went to the show and after the show I came by the officers club and they were having a dance. It was a beautyful [sic] night and the stars and moon were out. [O]h I forgot to tell you the dance
[Page 2]
was held and in the garden and it was wonderful to see the officers and women in evening clothes. I got auful [sic] lonely when they played (Star-Dust). I think at that moment it was the loneliest minute that I had ever felt. [D]on’t think that I’m a baby for writing this but my eyes started to water. I love you darling and I’ll never stop loving you as long as I live. Don’t worry a bout [sic] the pillow cases [sic] you won’t have to share them with anyone but me
[Page 3]
that if you still want me after the war is over. I had a chance to get shipped out of here but I didn’t take it. They wanted to Texas and that a bout [sic] Twenty Three hundred miles from you and I wouldn’t get a rating either so I said (no). I worked pretty hard to-day [sic] darling I drove 180 miles in a half track. [Y]ou wouldn’t know what a half track is but so never mind [sic]. I get all your packages that you send so don’t worry.
[Page 4]
Well darling that about all I can say for to-night [sic] except that I think that your the most beautiful the mo sweetest the most darlingest little girl I know but I love you and I want you to stay that way (sweet). Love
Howard
[The following was written in postscript]
P.S. Your cooking is even better than what you made before I came in the army.
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 14, 1942,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/942.