Photograph of Robert Peters, wearing only shorts, a hat, and shoes. He holds a tennis racket in front of him, and stands next to a tennis net. Trees and a building are visible in the background.

Interview with Army veteran Harlan W. Crouse, including personal experiences about combat in the Philippines during World War II, the Japanese surrender in Yokohama Harbor, and being present during the post-war U.S. occupation of Japan.

Photograph of William Jenkins standing next to a 44th Tank Battalion Jeep parked on a dirt road in the Philippines.

Photograph of an Army vs. Navy football game played on the Fourth of July in Manila. The players are visible on the field, and the stands around the field are completely filled with spectators.

Photograph of Sergeant Bill Kellis standing next to a tent covering a barber's chair. He is wearing a soft cap and U.S. Army uniform.

Photograph of William Jenkins in a swimming pool, waving at the camera. In the background, one man climbs up the slide on the right, and another prepares to jump into the pool on the left.

Photograph of three men at a swimming pool in Luzon in the Philippines. One man stands to the right of the pool, another prepares to jump off a diving platform, and the third sits on the railing at the very top of the platform. A slide is also attached to the diving platform.

Photograph of Robert Peters in swim trunks, standing on a diving platform in the Philippines.

Photograph of William Jenkins, wearing only boots and shorts, holding a tennis racket and ball next to a net. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts : Eastern front, France, Italy, Marianas, Southwest Pacific. Maps: northern Italy; Pacific Ocean; Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan. Photographs: flight deck of aircraft carrier, unloading of LST, German submarine pen, weapons left during Lt. Gen. Stilwell's retreat. Back: Map of Europe as viewed from the Soviet Union. Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000] 1 map : col. ; 77 x 116 cm.

Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing his concern with the prospect of invading Japan. Powell writes that many American soldiers will be killed if this happens. He writes that it is difficult to try to meet some of his friends in different outfits because they are difficult to find.

Interview with Jonathan Burns, an Army veteran (200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico National Guard) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison, Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Moji (1944-1945), A-bomb damage at Nagasaki, and his liberation.

Interview with Joe B. Gear regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was captured near Corregidor in the Phillipines.