Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 4, 1945
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Title
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 4, 1945
Description
Howard talks about a trip he took to Berchtesgaden, mentions that he took lots of pictures, and describes the place. He also talks about trying to save up enough money to send to Yvette so she can buy a fur coat for the winter.
Creator
Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977
Source
Harvey, Gretchen (donor)
Publisher
Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives
Date
1945-06-04
Contributor
Tommerdahl, Maria (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
1945-06-04
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Correspondences
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Germany
May June 4, 1945
Hello darling,
I’m so very sorry I didn’t write last night but yesterday we took a trip to Berchtesgarden [sic] and didn’t get back until late last night. Berchtesgarden [sic] is a very beautiful place where HItler had his mountain hideout but it was bombed to ruins. Hitler’s lake is really beautiful thou [sic] because its [sic] right in the mountains and he had about ten big electric launches and of course I had to take a ride in one and I got a ride in the one named Berchtesgarden (The best of the
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launches). I took two rolls of snap shots so I ought to get a couple of pictures of the place. Hitlers [sic] house is all bombed, there [sic] nothing but a lot of rocks and holes in the ground, but it was worth going on a trip like that. I only whish wish you we’re [sic] with me to really see a beautiful beach in front of a nice hotel and mountains all around covered with snow. The deepest part of the lake in 610 feet and there’s waterfalls that come out of the mountains into the lake. I’m telling you darling it is nice. Well so much for that
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how are you and everything back home? I want to go home so bad but it don’t look very bright at the present. I just went down to get the remainder of my pay I mean all they don’t send home. I guess I’ve got enough to [make?] out a money order and send it to you for your fur coat this winter. On second thought I just counted it and its [sic] on [sic] two hundred & sixty one marks which is worth about ten cents a mark so I guess Ill [sic] wait until next pay day. Gee darling I love you so very very much and
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I’d give anything to hold you in my arms and squeeze you until you couldn’t breath. Darling I’m going to bed now so until to morrow [sic] I love you more than [illegible deletion] ever I love you. Your [four.F.?] husband,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I wish I was four F some time. I miss you so mummy.
May June 4, 1945
Hello darling,
I’m so very sorry I didn’t write last night but yesterday we took a trip to Berchtesgarden [sic] and didn’t get back until late last night. Berchtesgarden [sic] is a very beautiful place where HItler had his mountain hideout but it was bombed to ruins. Hitler’s lake is really beautiful thou [sic] because its [sic] right in the mountains and he had about ten big electric launches and of course I had to take a ride in one and I got a ride in the one named Berchtesgarden (The best of the
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launches). I took two rolls of snap shots so I ought to get a couple of pictures of the place. Hitlers [sic] house is all bombed, there [sic] nothing but a lot of rocks and holes in the ground, but it was worth going on a trip like that. I only whish wish you we’re [sic] with me to really see a beautiful beach in front of a nice hotel and mountains all around covered with snow. The deepest part of the lake in 610 feet and there’s waterfalls that come out of the mountains into the lake. I’m telling you darling it is nice. Well so much for that
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how are you and everything back home? I want to go home so bad but it don’t look very bright at the present. I just went down to get the remainder of my pay I mean all they don’t send home. I guess I’ve got enough to [make?] out a money order and send it to you for your fur coat this winter. On second thought I just counted it and its [sic] on [sic] two hundred & sixty one marks which is worth about ten cents a mark so I guess Ill [sic] wait until next pay day. Gee darling I love you so very very much and
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I’d give anything to hold you in my arms and squeeze you until you couldn’t breath. Darling I’m going to bed now so until to morrow [sic] I love you more than [illegible deletion] ever I love you. Your [four.F.?] husband,
Howard
[The following is written as a postscript.]
P.S. I wish I was four F some time. I miss you so mummy.
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Sarty, Howard L., 1919-1977, “Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 4, 1945,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed November 1, 2026, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/996.