B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Interview with Marvin Robinson, a veteran of the United States Marines from Handley, Texas. Robinson discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in the Sunda Strait in 1942.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story saying that the gasoline shortages which has boomed foreign car sales in the United States and Japan.

Letter from the Harvey Travel, Inc. to Harris and Ruth Kempner providing them with the schedule for their flights during their upcoming trip to East Asia.

Interview with Ray Robinson regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.

Interview with Shigemi Ando, Consul General of Japan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, he discusses his work and responsibilities as Consul General.

Interview with Norman Mailer, novelist and Army veteran. The interview includes Mailer's personal experiences about World War II in the Philippines, Army life, jungle patrols, and the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. Mailer talks about the role of his wartime experiences in his novel, The Naked and the Dead.