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Linsey Jo (Wichman) Bosl, Oral History Interview, 2014
Library entrance of Fjelstad Hall during the wintertime
Tags: Buildings
Letter to Yvette's parents from Howard and Yvette, August 15, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Dear Mother + Dad,
While Yvette is getting ready for bed I’m going to thank you for having allowed her to come see me. We are having a grand time to gether [sic] so it was worth that long trip. I also want to thank you…
Letter to Yvette from Howard. April 12, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
April 12, 1943
Hello darling.
Here I am again. I got your letter a little while ago and I was just going to ask you where I could send a card to so your Grandmother could get it? Now I won’t have to ask. Well I[‘m] shure…
Tags: duty, loneliness, recruits
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 9, 1944
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Sept. 9, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dear Mummy,
Well you can’t give me the devil for not writing because I just got back from a three day problem and darling nobody could write. We started out Wednesday morning at five o’clock and…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 8, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Sept. [September] 8, 1943
Dear Yve:
Well how are you to-day [sic]? I’m feeling OK [sic] but I got C.Q. [Charge of Quarters] to day [sic] and anything I hate more is to be charge of quarters. First I want to thank you for…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 6, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Sept. [September] 6, 1943
Hello darling:
Well how are you to-night [sic]? Gee I wish I could be with you and I didn’t mean it like it sounded in that letter. In the letter it sounded like I didn’t like ohm life with you.…
Tags: chain of command, policy
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 5, 1944
Sept. 5, 1944
5:30 P.M.
Hello darling,
Well blue Tuesday and no letter to day [sic] but I know why so I don’t feel so bad. We had some pretty good news to day [sic] but it didn’t last long. I mean about the war with germany. Oh well I guess the…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 5, 1942
Louisville, Kentucky
Sept. 5, 1942
Yve Darling
Here it is payday and I didn’t get any pay. I was redlined. They made a mistake up in headquarters and my pay didn’t go through so I have to wait intil [sic] next month isn’t that [illegible…
Tags: evelyn, money, payday, sharpshooter, Training
Letter to Yvette from Howard, September 4, 1944
Sept. 4, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dear Mummy,
Well this is the first day of bivouac and as usual it rained, but it was a good thing because it got cooler after. If you can’t read this its [sic] because its [sic] too dark and black out rules says you can’t…
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Joshua Shield Necklace
A necklace given to every freshman football player, before playing their first homecoming game. Inscribed with the Bible verse Joshua 1:9 on the back.