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Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 12, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery with the following quote from the Bible in the top left corner]
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18
July 12, 1944
10:00…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 13, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery with the following quote from the Bible in the top left corner]
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18
July 13, 1944
3:30…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 14, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 14, 1942
My darling little Yve
I haven’t had a letter from you for three days and I wonder if your mad. Sunday night I went to the show and after the show I came by the officers club and they were having a dance. It was…
Tags: Crying, Half-Track, Love, Officers club, song, Star-Dust
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 15, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 15, 1942
Darling Yve
I haven’t much time to write because the[y] just told us to get our packs rolled for a few days out in the country. I know we got to go 15 miles before noon but that ain’t so bad. How are you? [D]o you…
Tags: Hike, Military training, Peep
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 15, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery with the following quote from the Bible in the top left corner]
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18 [Camp Campbell,…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 16, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 16, 1944
Dear Mummy,
I just got back from Church, and it’s very hot out to day [sic] infact its [sic] an ideal day to go swimming but there’s no place to swim. I wish I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 17, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 17, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
Well here I am again, I just got back from having a milk shake [sic] and boy was it good. I sure wish you could be here to help me enjoy it…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 18, 1944
[Written on United States Army stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 18, 1944
Tuesday::::
Dearest Yvette,
Well here I am again and its [sic] Tuesday and no letter to-day [sic] and gee I miss you so much more when I don’t get a letter. We…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 19, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 19, 1942
Hi Beautiful
What[‘]s cooking? I just got your date’s that you sent and they are very good but I still like the brownies the best. Well I just got back from Louisville and I had the best time I’ve had since I’ve…
Tags: aquaplane, Churchill downs, Ed Grube, Hike, Louisville, Military training
Letter to Yvette from Howard, July 19, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
July 19, 1943
Hi kid:
How do you like my writing paper? I’ve been so busy in [the] army for the past week. I don’t know what [is] going to happen next. I had a chance to get to town so that accounts for the writing…
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Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910
Postcard of Nurse Axness and the first patients, probably ailed by scarlet fever, at the Concordia College hospital, circa 1910