Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Italy, Air offensive, Southwest Pacific, China-Burma, Submarines, Greenland. Maps: Eastern Front, Advance toward Rome, Southwest Pacific. Photographs: Moving into Lae, New Guinea; Jap bases in the South and Southwest Pacific; Rocket glider used against Allied ships during the invasion of Italy; Germans trying to hold up the advance of the Allied Fifth Army on the Naples-Benevento Road fastened these aerial bombs to notched trees; Italian bombs unloaded from a rail car at an airfield captured in Italy. Back: U.S. Army ribbons representing decorations and awards. Includes a large color illustration of the Medal of Honor.

Photograph of the training area for the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion. Soldiers are visible in the background.

Photograph of the exterior of Chapel No. 10 at Camp Barkeley.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 15, 1943. He has finally received their letters from August, and asks his father to send him a lighter.

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.

Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel there knew nothing about the plan to launch B-26s from aircraft carriers, so they were sent to New Guinea to fly B-17s and supplement the crews for those bombers. From there they made bombing runs or "Washing Machine Charlie"-type runs to keep people awake at night on various Japanese targets in the islands, particularly the base at Rabaul. In fall of 1943, the Army grounded the B-17s due to the damage they had incurred and replaced them with B-24s. The men received manuals and were given only a few days to familiarize themselves with the new planes. They were then sent on bombing runs. He finished his tour of duty at …

Form showing the earnings and deductions of Enid A. Russell.

Photograph of Floyd Adams standing by a line of automobiles. Other cars and a building are visible in the background.

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.

Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris discussing to articles that were enclosed and a list of suggestions for a WASP event.

Interview with George Carter, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Mugford during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit with Evelyn and plans to stay in and play cards with friends, as well as the winter weather. She also mentions that she has received letters from him and asks about the Air Medal he was awarded.

Photograph of the front of Edwards Hall, seen from the gate.

Photograph of soldiers fishing on the far side of a pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Johnson and myself looking at the pond at Edwards Hall. Sgt. Johnson is fishing for gold fish. They are big gold fish."

Photograph of the Todd County Courthouse in Elkton, Kentucky.

Photograph of a woman standing on a lawn with trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Piper taken at Edwards Hall, Elkton, KY."

Photograph of William Jenkins and another soldier standing behind an ornate gate that says "Edwards Hall."

Photograph of the west side of Edwards Hall in Elkton, Kentucky.

Photograph of three soldiers and a woman standing outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This picture was taken on the west side of Edwards Hall with Mrs. Moore who we were the guest of. Left to right: Sgt. Reuthinger, Sgt. Johnson, Mrs. Moore, and myself" (William Jenkins).

Photograph of two women in standing on a lawn with trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Piper and Miss Lyn at Edwards Hall."

Photograph of the front of Edwards Hall, seen from the gate.

Photograph of soldiers fishing on the bank of a pond. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Another picture of us fishing at Edwards Hall."

Photograph of the west side of Edwards Hall, seen from across a lawn with trees.

Photograph of two soldiers standing on either side of a large well. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Reuthinger and Sgt. Johnston at the old well in back of Edwards Hall."