Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 4, 1944
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 4, 1944
Subject
Military life, Love letters
Description
He relates to Yvette that he spent the fourth of July in the field and how he is to go to Indiana with some other drivers tomorrow. He also reiterates how much he misses her.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1944-07-04
Contributor
Miller, Christine (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
1944-07-04
Coverage
Camp Campbell, Tennessee
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Original Format
Correspondences
Text
[Written on United States Army Stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 4, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Hi Yve,
This is a very nice way to spend the fourth of July isn’t it? I’ve been out on the field all day and now to morrow [sic] five of us drivers are taking a trip to Indiana after some trucks. I’m telling you darling, it sure is the life. Well darling I just finished eating a pint of ice cream and after I finish writing I’m going to bed. I love you very much darling and I wish I could see
[Page 2]
you again just for a little while. Gee darling the days seem to go so slow since I got back from my furlough. I don’t know the days seem that they never end. Mummy this has got to be a short letter because I got [sic] to get some clothes ready for tomorrow and I don’t think I’ll be back intil [sic] friday night but I’ll write no matter where I am. I love you and I’m [sic] do wish that this war was over. Well darling I’m going to quit now but remember I’ll love you always. As ever,
Howard
[The following was included as a postscript]
P.S. All my letters are short aren’t they? But I love you.
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 4, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Hi Yve,
This is a very nice way to spend the fourth of July isn’t it? I’ve been out on the field all day and now to morrow [sic] five of us drivers are taking a trip to Indiana after some trucks. I’m telling you darling, it sure is the life. Well darling I just finished eating a pint of ice cream and after I finish writing I’m going to bed. I love you very much darling and I wish I could see
[Page 2]
you again just for a little while. Gee darling the days seem to go so slow since I got back from my furlough. I don’t know the days seem that they never end. Mummy this has got to be a short letter because I got [sic] to get some clothes ready for tomorrow and I don’t think I’ll be back intil [sic] friday night but I’ll write no matter where I am. I love you and I’m [sic] do wish that this war was over. Well darling I’m going to quit now but remember I’ll love you always. As ever,
Howard
[The following was included as a postscript]
P.S. All my letters are short aren’t they? But I love you.
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 4, 1944,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed November 1, 2026, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/977.