Photograph of the ocean and town at the port of Le Havre, France. There are ruined, bombed, and shelled out docks and buildings in the background, alongside some that still stand.

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing amid the wreckage of a harbor at Le Havre, France. A ship is visible in the background.

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of the Arch de Triomphe in Paris, France. Other people and several trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in a street in Paris, France.

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing at a bombed out pier in Le Havre, France. Buildings and the ocean are visible in the background.

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing her letters' late arrival, her training, and making conversation.

Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.

Interview with Richard Jennings, a member of a bomber squadron that flew missions during World War II in Europe, and a squadron commander during the Korean War, born near Charleston, West Virginia. Jennings answers questions concerning how he came to be in the Army, and where all he was stationed and trained. Most of his answers contain details of bombing missions he was a part of as well as his experiences during the Korean War.

Transcript of an interview with James Hudson, Army veteran (3rd Platoon, 36th/83rd Quartermaster Trucking Company, 470th Quartermaster Regiment), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Hudson discusses his youth in segregated Yalobusha County, Mississippi; his reaction to being drafted, December, 1942; basic training, Camp McCain, Grenada, Mississippi, 1942-43; segregated training facilities; maneuvers at Camp Polk, Louisiana, 1943; training in truck maintenance and operation; relations between white officers and black enlisted men; entertainment on and off base for black soldiers; illiteracy among black troops; voyage to Europe, February, 1944; pre-invasion training around Cardigan, Wales; transfer of the unit to Swansea for further pre-invasion training; his observations of the Normandy landings, June 6, 1944; the landing of his unit on June 7 at Omaha Beach; establishment of beach supply depots; his participation in the activities of the "Red Ball Express," August-September, 1944; his description of war damage in German towns and cities; postwar adjustments to segregated society in Mississippi. Appendix consists of photocopy of "Honorable Discharge" (1 page).

Letter to Cecile from her father about the war and international relations.