Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1944, discussing a bottle of Italian beer he and his fellow soldiers were given, which he thinks is rotten but the rest of them seem to enjoy. From now on, he says, the soldiers will get one bottle a week. The army recently installed a drinking fountain in the town for the soldiers' use. The Italians, who Willis says have never seen one before, are intrigued by it, although they don't know how to use it.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1943. He discusses his government fund and the money he's been sending home, and asks if his father will be able to make any money off the farm.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1943. He has bought them an ottoman, and tells them how to stuff it when it reaches them. He also tells them to be on the lookout for a picture of him that a colleague sent them.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1944. He says that many people think the war will be over in the fall, and that it's getting hotter in Italy, although it's cool during the evening. He works from 4:30 AM to 2:30 PM. He also mentions that the potato crop was plentiful, and he and his friend Harmon Gilbreath have been frying lots of potatoes.