• October 3, 1943

    Texarkana, TexasOctober 3, 1943 Dear Howard This is Sunday here, and I am all cooped up in the hospital. This makes the third Sunday in here. So you might know I am getting tire of it. I have no idea when I’ll be able to get out of here. But I hope some body gets… Continue reading

  • October 17, 1953

    Camp Murphy, Fla.October 17, 1943 Dear Howard, I’m finally getting started to answer some of my back mail. I’ll tell you this barracks it’s getting to be quite a place. We have one fat who is quite an outdoor man. About a month ago he came home one night with a small alligator. We still… Continue reading

  • August 6, 1944

    ShullsburgAug. 6, 1944 Dear Howard, This is Sunday evening and all is quiet the first time for several days. It seems like, Rena May and Bobby are both better, he was so cross yesterday I hardly had him out of my arms all day and I was just all in, almost as tired as when… Continue reading

  • July 27, 1943

    Fresno, Calif.July 27, 1943 Dear Howard, Well I received your letter a while back so I’ll see what I can do about raking a little news together to make a letter. This camp is all balled up now. They are transfering men to different Companies getting them organized & ready to go over seas. I… Continue reading

  • June 26, 1944

    Shullsburg Wis.June 26, 1944. Dear Howard, I guess I won’t need to write any more after today, you will be home after a day or two. I hope you are not having as bad storms down there as we are up here. We went to Belmont yesterday afternoon to see the wreck and I never… Continue reading