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July, 10 1944
8:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
I’m sorry if I didn’t write last night but we left for a week’s [sic] bivouac yesterday morning and before we got set up it started to rain and everything got wet. We had a very rugged day to day [sic] and…

[Written on United States Army Stationery]
[Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
July 1, 1944
10:15 P.M.
My darling Wife,
Here I am sitting down at the desk looking at you and thinking how nice it would be to be home with you now. Gee darling I miss you…


Camp Campbell, Kentucky
July 1, 1943
Hello Frenchy:
How are you doing? I’m fine I just got back from two days in the field and had a nice cold shower. What more could a guy ask except the impossible like asking for someone like you to be here…

Hi Honey
How is everything to-day [sic]. Well I feel much better to-day [sic] and I think I may be out of here by next weekend. They ain’t [sic] so bad here. [T]hey give you better food and everything. Darling will you go and tell my folks why I…

Hi [D]arling
How are you making out? You haven't heard from me lately because I’m in the hospital at the present. I’ve had a bad cold so that [is] what I get for catching a cold. Well [D]arling I still love you a lot and I hope its [sic] vice versa…

Hi [D]arling
How’s everything with you? Well I’m still a clerk and I haven’t had a rating yet but don’t be surprised if I make one this week. I had a nice long talk with the captain and he has sent my name in for Corporal. Well so much for that. I…

Jan. 30, 1944
21:30 P.M.
Hello my darling:
Gee I don’t know how or where to start to-night [sic]. I just got in this morning from bivouac and because of some general from the 2nd army we had to work all day to-day [sic] to get ready for an…

Jan. 3, 1945
Dear Yvette,
I got the letter you wrote before you left for home and I love you so much that I can’t wait till i get home. I might leave tomorrow night for home. it will either be tomorrow or saturday [sic] morn. Gee darling I miss…

Hi Darling
What’s new? I’m having a heck of a time here. I [will] let you [know] all about it after a while. You can send all my mail to my new address. [F]rom now on it will be on the envelope. [A]s always I’ll write you a long letter as soon as I…

Jan. 28, 1945
9:00 P.M.
Dearest Yve,
Well darling since I left you this morning I’ve been the most lonesome gues in the army I guess. I made it back to the city on the street car alright but when I got to the bus station I had a long line to sweat…