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Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 11, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 11, 1942
Darling Yve
How are you I just got your box of candy and it is perfect. My buddy likes it too I just went and had a few more pictures taken and maybe they will come out a little better than the last one’s [sic].…
Tags: candy, Girls, Louisville, sewing
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 11, 1945
Laufen
June 11, 1945
Dearest Mummy,
Well how’s my little darling to night [sic]? I feel fine myself but gee darling I want to see you so much. I haven’t got any mail for a couple of days and it make [sic] me miss you just that much more. I didn’t…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 12, 1945
Laufen
June 12, 1945
Dearest Yve.,
Well hows [sic] my little wife to night [sic]? I’m fine I think. Gee darling I miss you more every day. To day [sic] everything went on as usual and mummy I’m getting tired of this living alone with a bunch of…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 13, 1945
Laufen
June 13, 1945
My Darling Bride,
Gee darling I’m so glad I married you. Last year at this time we we’re in Hartford Conn. eating turkey and when you said something about eating a lot because we might be hungry befor [sic] morning and then…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 14, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 14, 1942
Darling Yve,
I love you. I just came from the movies and saw a nice picture the name of it was (They All Kiss the Bride) and it’s good. Well this afternoon we all went out and took some pictures of ourselfs…
Tags: Birthday, brownies, Film, Military life, They all kiss the Bride
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 14, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
June 14, 1943
9:00 P.M.
Hello darling:
Well it[‘]s me again and thanks for the box of candy it shure [sic] was swell. I like the kind you make better but I know how things are rationed. Darling don’t think I’m complaining…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 14, 1945
Laufen Germany
June 14, 1945
Dear Mummy,
Here I am all alone and I wish you we’re [sic] here so I could just take you in my arms and squeeze you till you couldn’t breathe. You know darling I just can’t think of anything but you anymore. Well…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 16, 1945
Laufen Germany
June 16, 1945
Dear Yve.
I’m sorry I didn’t write last night but I didn’t get finish [sic] work until around eleven thirty last night and I was pretty tired. After I got to bed I fell asleep right away. I did have a very nice dream…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 17, 1942
Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 17, 1942
Darling Yve,
I have been so darn busy I haven’t been able to write. I been on the go all the time. I’m sorry if you think that I don’t want to write but some times [sic] it impossible. In your letter you think I…
Tags: Blackout, Love, Military life, Passing out
Letter to Yvette from Howard, June 17, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
June 17, 1943
10:00 PM
Hello darling:
I bet you think that I’ve forgotten you because I haven’t written you a letter for a long time. I’ve been pretty busy up until last night and then I went to the P.X. [post-exchange]…
Tags: longing, recreation
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