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Germany
April 5, 1945
Dearest darling wife,
We do get around in this army don’t we? Here I am in Germany I haven’t written for about five days because you know I’ve been pretty busy. I did get a letter from you to day [sic] and it helped a lot.…

Germany
April 6, 1945
Dear Yvette,
Well here it is another day and not much to write about. You want to know what I do over here, well you know what I used to do at camp campbell [sic], well I do the same thing here. We’ve got inspections here, we…

Fort Campbell, Kentucky
April 8, 1943
Hello darling.
How[‘]s everything? I got the package that you sent and everything in it was ok [sic]. I haven’t written for the past three or four days because I have been pretty busy. It’s got so down here…

Germany
Sunday
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling here it is my first sunday [sic] in Germany and I wish it was my last. I didn’t do much to-day [sic] - I slept until around nine o’clock then this afternoon took a little ride. Well how are you? I…

Germany
Monday
Hello darling,
Well another day and I’m still here. I hope in about a year from now I’ll be home sitting in front of an open fire with you. Jim White [illegible deletion] sitting down here beside me writing to his little red-head…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 12, 1942
Dear Yve
This is just a note to tell you that I am not coming home the week of the 15th. It will be a little latter [sic] on in the month. I love you. Love

Howard

[the letter also includes a envelope]

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug. 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I sent you a letter by Air Mail and you should have got it by Thurs. I could’nt [sic] leave the Co. [Illeigelbe deletion] to send a telegram or call you up so I hope you got this it in time. I put in…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug 17, 1942
Hi Darling
How do you like Detroit? I’m glad you got my letter I was a little worried that you wouldn’t get it in time. I just got some bad news Sat. The First Sarg. said that it will be another month before we get…

Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug 19, 1942
Darling Yve
I love you. I don’t know when I’m coming home. In my last letter I did’nt [sic] think I would get a furlough at all and now I think I will get one. I was picked but to be the [illegible deletion]…

[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Aug. 2, 1944
10 P.M.
Hello darling, I wrote a letter to you last night on bivouac and I got back to day [sic] and couldn’t find it so I guess you have to go one day without a…