Postcard with a cartoon of a plane landing next to a woman, and text that says "It's plane to see...I'd like a letter from you!" A handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Clara Aten & Family from Nevin E. Herminger says "Dear Friends: I received your card, glad to hear from you. So you're having frosts up there, I guess we won't have any here, it is too warm here. Glad to hear the war loan is going good up there. Hope it does everywhere. It rained Fri. a little here, the first since we're out here I almost forgot what rain looked like. Ha. It is still wet. Nevin."

Photograph of Lieutenant Novak, Albert Iggi, Katz, and Winstad standing in a row outside between bare trees. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and jackets.

Photograph of a soldier identified as Lowry kneeling on the ground with a captured armadillo. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Lowry and Captive (Armadilla) - Poker game to the right."

Photograph of Martin Bockwinkel seated in a chair and wearing a dress uniform.

Photograph of set tables at the Camp Campbell mess hall on Thanksgiving Day in 1942.

Photograph of the interior of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. A long shot of the hall, the ornate alter and pews are shown.

Photograph of ornately carved organ over the archway of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany.

Photograph of the interior of a church in Fulda, Germany, showing the elaborate alter and pews.

Photograph of a jazz ensemble playing onstage on the Queen Mary, showing two saxophone players with a drummer and keyboard player in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of two young jugglers in suspenders tossing juggling pins over the head of a small child wearing an army helmet. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of mountains surrounding a valley with a river in Austria. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Taken from atop mtn overlooking valley and lake with its summer resorts and swimming facilities. June 26, 1945, Kitzbuhel, Austria."

Photograph of a man smiling from behind a dais with a plaque in his hand. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of two men wearing suits posed standing side by side at a reunion event. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of the "entertainment," showing a woman wearing a black ballgown strutting down an elevated runway. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of a woman strutting down a runway with her arms in the air while wearing a sparkling black ballgown at a reunion event. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of a woman wearing a black ballgown strutting down an elevated runway. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."

Photograph of silver decorations depicting women and birds on the wall of the Queen Mary. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach CA. Queen Mary -- Decorations, Ger. silver."

Photograph of a soldier standing in front of U.S. Forces Headquarters in the India Burma Theater. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Hi Bill, This is the 'remains' of 'yours truly.' Ah, this wonderful? Land of India - phooey - it stinks. Rowe."

Photograph of a soldier standing in a garden. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Am standing in Taj Mahal Gardens with famous Dome in background. Rowe."

Photograph of a soldier reclining on a wooden platform next to metal trashcans. A sign behind him says "Trash Only."

Photograph of Louis Britton and DiAmico, who holds a rifle, standing in front of canvas tents in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Note on the back of the photo describes this place as "tent city."

Photograph of a group of soldiers running in a snowy street, with a destroyed building in the background, and several other damaged buildings in the vicinity. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Schillerdorf, France, the 7th Army drove the Germans SS Troops out of this town in a vigorous counter attack."

Photograph of two soldiers riding camels, with an Indian man holding the reins.

Photograph of a man speaking into a microphone from behind a table to an audience in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."