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Letter from Howard to Yvette, December 16, 1944
Dec. 16, 1944
9:00 P.M.
Dear Yvette,
Well I got two nice letters from you to day which makes me feel a lot better. If you want me to I’ll go in town and check on that reservation at the hotel. I just can’t wait until you come down though. You…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, December 17, 1944
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 15, 1943
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
March 15, 1943
Hi Darling,
What[‘s] cooking? Well here I am again still the same old guy who left his home town to go and fight for his country. It was just a year ago to day [sic] when I went to Worcester to try to join…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, March 16, 1943.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
March 16, 1943
Hi darling:
How’s the world treating you? If it[‘]s not treating you alright let me know and I [will] fix it. No kidding darling I sure miss you like the devil. I wish this curse word war was over. Well I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 5, 1945
Oct. 5, 1945
2:10 A.M.
Hello beautiful woman,
Gee I love you more than ever. I can hardly go to sleep anymore. I just had to get up and post my guard relief so thats [sic] why I’m writing and thats [sic] not all it’s because I’m so darn lonely. …
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 5, 1945
Oct. 5, 1945
at night
Hi Beautiful,
Its [sic] me again and I’m not drunk either. I’m just kind of lonely to night [sic] because I didn’t get a letter today but I don’t blame you for it, it’s because of Sunday and mail probably didn’t get out. I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 7, 1945
Oct. 7, 1945
Sunday
Dearest darling Wife
Well it seem that the army is all mixed up even with the 76th div. but you should see it out here. One thing the weather has been nice out here. The temp reaches up around 100 in the middle of the day and…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 8, 1945
Oct. 8, 1945
Monday
Dearest darling Wife,
Well here I am again and I love you still more to-day was my first day at driving and I didn’t work very hard because I just didn’t feel in the mood, and another thing don’t get mad at me when I tell you I…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 9, 1945
Oct. 9, 1945
Tuesday
Hi darling,
Its [sic] your worst half again and beleive [sic] it or not he feels pretty good for a change. I think its [sic] all those nice letters that he gets from his little wife. Gee darling I do love you so very much…
Letter to Yvette from Howard, October 10, 1945
Oct 10, 1945
Wednesday
Dearest You,
I got another letter from you to day [sic] and I love you more than ever. Well the boys went to town and bought a can and now they are happy. Theyre [sic] sending all the boys with under thirty six points up…
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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