Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 19, 1945

Letter to Yvette from Howard, May 19, 1945

Howard talks about a dream he had, again voices his wish to go home, and mentions swimming. He also notes that the censorship of mail has ceased and that rations finally came in.

Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977

Harvey, Gretchen (donor)

Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives

1945-05-19

Tommerdahl, Maria (digitization, transcription, metadata)

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Correspondences

English

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1945-05-19

Correspondences

[In the next letter, Howard notes that this letter was misdated. It should have been dated May 19th.]
May 18, 1945
8:30 P.M.
Hello darling,
I’m sorry I didn’t write to you last night but I had to take the St. to Bn. Helg. and didn’t get back until very late. I’m always making excuses aint [sic] I darling but sometimes it can’t be helped. Gee darling I miss you something awful and its [sic] gets [sic] worse all the time. Only last night I dreamed you were trying to kick me out of bed and I ended up on the floor see what you do to me darling, I wish

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I was home and all this wouldn’t happen to me. Gee its [sic] getting so sometimes I can’t even go to sleep nights. I love you so darn much even thou [sic] you do let me sleep on the bottom of the bed when I have a couple of beers. Well darling the war over here is over but I wish the other war was over too. Norman may beat me home but he may have to leave again for the other side. They haven’t decided what there [sic] going to do with us yet. I hope it’s send us home I’m getting awful sick of living alone darling. There I go again I

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ought to be thankful that I got out of it so far with out [sic] a scratch. I may of [sic] even gained a pound or two who knows I haven’t seen a scales [sic] for so long I wouldn’t know how to weigh myself. Darling I hand [illegible] a day to day in the morning I worked and in the after noon [sic] I layed [sic] out on the beach and went swimming and I got a little sunburn and of all places to get it. It hurts me to sit down I would have you send my swimming trunks but by the time they got here I think I could use skates so don’t bother about it. I got a little article which

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says that even if you wanted to come you couldn’t so thats [sic] out. I hope I don’t stay over here anyway. Continued on next page.

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I take it back darling you we’re [sic] right censorship has stoped [sic] so I have to seal my own letters for a change. Well darling P.X. rations came in to day [sic] and I got a pack of cigaretts [sic] a cigar and a can of beer so I drank the beer and am now smoking the cigar and darling I’m not drunk. Gee darling I miss you so much. I guess I just can’t express my feeling at all. I got to go pretty soon and get packed up. I guess we’re going to move to another town or city. I wish I [illegible deletion] could get out of this traveling in a barrack bag. Good night darling and remember I love you with all my

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heart and soul. I love you. I love you. I love you. Most. As Ever,

Howard

[The following is written as a postscript.]

P.S. I love you with all your [illegible].