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[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]

May 29, 1944

9:00 P.M.


Hi Little One

Well here it is another day closer to being married and I love you more everyday. I was in school to night [sic] until 8:50 then…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 4, 1942

Hi darling
How’s everything[?] I am very lonesome down here how about you[?] You won’t get any letters for about three days because I didn’t write any. You know it isn’t my fault though because I out on the…

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May 28, 1944


Hello darling,

Well here it is [S]unday and I miss you more all the time. Gee darling sundays are more lonely than the other day and gee I wish I could see…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 28, 1942

Yve Darling
I love you darling. I just got finished working K.P. all day to-day [sic] isn’t that a nice thing to do. y How would you like to serve and wash and dry dishes for about 200 guys three times a day. I…

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May 26, 1944

10:00 P.M.


Hello Darling:

Well darling my furlough is coming up the tenth of June and it can’t be changed. I asked the first sergeant if it could be put…

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May 25, 1944

10:30 P.M.


Hello Darling

Gee I love you to night [sic]. I’m so darn happy I went to see this other chaplain to night [sic] and as I walked in he called…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 27, 1942

Darling Yve
I been so busy lately I haven’t had time to write and to-morrow [sic] I got to work K.P. I just had it [F]riday and it was awful hot. Well i just got your brownies to-day [sic] and they were swell. I…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 24, 1942

Darling Yve,
I am getting auful [sic] home sick. Every time I get a letter from you I feel more sick but I feel bad if I don’t get one. Well we got speaches [sic] every other day on the war from capatin captains…

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May 24, 1944

7 PM


Hello darlin

I got a letter from you to-day [sic] and it seems that you are different. I love you darling and I wouldn’t want you to change your…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 23, 1942

My little Darling
I just got back from a road march of 12 miles with light packs an and it was hot. [T]hey marched us right along a river. [W]ell Sunday I spent in Louisville. Our first Sarg. got married and he…