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).

Interview with Arthur Hofstein, a Army WWII veteran from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hofstein discusses the lead up to war, being drafted, training to be a radio operator, departure for the European Theater, landing in France and first action at Mars-la-Tour, the Battle of the Bulge, German prisoners and civilians, advancing into Germany, the liberation of Dachau, letters, and life after the war. In appendix are various materials and photographs related to Hofstein and his service.

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers named Joseph Kiker and George Hatt standing in front of a building. Plants and a shuttered window are located behind the two helmeted men.

Photograph of the soldiers of Company G of the 44th Armored Regiment. Those in the front row are identified as Kleinhuizen, Parkin, Ottavianna, Morgan, N. Johnson, Singles, Schneider, Griffin, Hagen, Moss, Newcome, and Kisker. The soldiers in the second row are Shiebly, Kuser, Long, Tom Derby, Wenrick, and Schweitzer. Those in the back row are Pasillas, Henry Mullett, R. C. Campbell, Hoffman, Cherrington, Orleans, A. Johnson, Miller, Rose, Bartz, Donar, Weston, Scully, Drennan, Maday, Brooks, Turner, Driscoll, Fasbender, and Pierson.

Photograph of members of G company, 44th Armored Regiment, 12th Armored Division, sitting and standing outside the mail call supply room. Those in the front row are Kleinhuizen, Parkin, Ottavianna, Morgan, N. Johnson, Singles, Schneider, Griffin, Hagen, George Moss, Newcome, and Kisker. The soldiers in the second row are Shiebly, Kuser, Long, Derby, Wenrick, and Schweitzer. Those in the third row are Pasillas, Henry Mullett, R. C. Campbell, Hoffman, Cherrington, Orleans, A. Johnson, Miller, Rose, Bartz, Donar, Weston, Matt Scully, Drennan, Maday, Brooks, Turner, Driscoll, Fasbender, and Pierson.

Front: Maps: Soviets Enter Berlin ; Pacific Allies Gain. Inset map: Berlin. Back: [text and ill.]: San Francisco Conference -- Geared to peace and progress -- International organization proposed at Dumbarton Oaks.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Russia, Kiska, Berlin, Conference, Burma, China, New Guinea, New Georgia. Maps show Russian front -- Southern Italy. Includes photographs: Kiska, Sicily. Back: Weapons of the German Infantry Division. 17 weapons are identified and described, including the size, maximum range, and number found in various German Army units. Each weapon is keyed by number to a battle illustration.