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Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 23, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 23, 1944
10:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve
I love you so very much to-night [sic] that I think maybe I’m going crazy. I went to see the chaplain to night [sic] but he…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 22, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 22, 1944
10:00 P.M.
Hello Darling, I got a letter from you to day [sic] and I’m glad that your dad and mother know. I haven’t quite finished that letter but I guess…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 21, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 21, 1932
Darling Yve
I got your box of stuff. I don’t know how to spell what it is so I called it stuff. No hard feelings huh! I ate them all befroe I went to bed [S]aturday. Al Mortenson said they were the best he ever…
Tags: Military life, Military training, P.X., Sunburn
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 19, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 19, 1942
Darling Yve
I got your picture to-day [sic] and they are pretty good, I like you in white. I am sorry that you got a cold and I hope it gets better quick. Well darling we are here practicing feild [sic] drills…
Tags: Military life, Radio
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 21, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 21, 1944
5:30 P.M.
Yve darling,
I love you so much gee I miss you to day [sic]. I got your double letter to day [sic] and gee I don’t know what to do. I wish I…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 20, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army Stationary]
May 20, 1944
10:30 P.M.
Hello Darling,
Gee darling I’m lonesome to night [sic] and wish I could see you just for a little while but I guess I can wait. I got a nice…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 19, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 19, 1944
8:00 P.M.
Darling.
I didn’t write last night because after I had supper and washed I layed [sic] down for a few minutes, well the few minutes ran in to…
Letter from Howard to Yvette, May 17, 1944
[The following is written on official United States Army stationary]
May 17, 1944
10:30 P.M.
Hi Shorty
Darling I still love you even if you are a tiny thing. I went for my first instruction to-night [sic] and we had a nice long talk.…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 18, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942
Yve Darling
I have been pretty busy the last two or three days. I was out on the machine gun range and didn’t get back until the light went out [W]ednsday and [T]hursday. I had a detail until ten o’clock and to…
Tags: Machine Gun, Military life, money
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 18, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 18, 1942
Here is a picture of me sleeping don’t I look nice. Don’t forget what I told you in the letter that will come with this. Love
Howard
[This was written on a postcard with a picture of a soldier sleeping with…
Tags: Sleeping
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