The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.

Letter from Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman discussing the Jewish emigrants leaving Rumania (Romania) and requesting funds to help them leave the country. Other pages include a newspaper article clipping titled "$260,943 is Pledged United Jewish Fund" and a note with instructions to file the item in "Jewish Appeal or Charity file".

Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor to Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing the delivery of articles on Austria and Hungary to Mrs. Kempner's granddaughter.

Interview with Bertha (Mrs. Herman) Rosenzweig concerning her experiences as co-founder (with her husband, Herman, deceased) of Tex Glass, Inc. in Decatur, Texas. Rosenzweig discusses her family background, her education in Brooklyn, N.Y., and her teaching career. She also speaks of her husband's family background and his life in Europe during the Hitler era, her husband's technical training and his work in glass factories, starting his own glass factory in Vienna, fleeing the Nazis and migrating to Greece, working for the underground getting Jews out of Central Europe, fleeing to Egypt and Palestine, and migrating to the United States. Rosenzweig also talks of meeting her husband and their marriage, working in Canada and Mexico, opening a glass factory in Athens, Texas, their move to Decatur, as well as their employee relations, products and the production process, the distribution system, financing methods, her managing the business, the sale of the business, and reparations from the Austrian government.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about more than 100 members of the Youth Orchestra of greater Fort Worth who departed love field, en-route to a three week concert and educational tour of Europe.

Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members regarding the next meeting that is going to happen on May 8, 1963 with the speaker, Dr. Wilfried Platzer. He also provides a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests members to indicated whether hey can attend or not on the enclosed card.

Telegram sent by International Rescue Committee regarding the humanitarian situation in Hungary due to the war and requesting immediate donations for supplies.

Letter from Hotel Sacher to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing their sympathies over the passing of D. W. Kempner while mentioning the accommodations and daily rates they will be able to provide Mrs. Kempner for her trip to Vienna, Austria.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mrs. Siller discussing her reservation at the Hotel Sacher and her hopes that they can provide her a sitting room and a room for her maid as part of her accommodations for her stay in the last week of August or first week of September.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mrs. Siller requesting confirmation that her reservation at the Hotel Sacher be for the first week in September.

Letter from Hotel Sacher to D. W. Kempner discussing their ability to provide Kempner's desired accommodations of two double rooms with bath and one salon while detailing the daily rates of the suites.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sachers Hotel requesting their nicest suites for his summer trip to Vienna, Austria where he will be traveling with his wife, Jeane B. Kempner, and sister, Gladys Kempner.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Hotel Sacher discussing her desire to stay at the hotel after receiving their Christmas card while requesting a sitting room and two bedroom accommodation for a week during her trip to Europe.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth discussing what hotels she plans to stay at on her trips to France and Austria, including the Ritz in Paris and the Sacher Hotel in Vienna, while mentioning the Hotel Petersburg in Germany, which she hears is one of the finest hotels in Europe.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth discussing her opinions on the hotels seen in her itinerary, requesting the best hotel in Salzburg, Austria and asking when to purchase boat tickets for the return from her trip.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel requesting letters of introduction addressed to U.S. Ambassadors to Switzerland, France, Austria, and Germany for her summer trip to Europe.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson requesting letters of introduction addressed to U.S. Ambassadors to Switzerland, France, Austria, and Germany for her summer trip to Europe.

Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing changes to Kempner's travel itinerary for her summer trip to Europe where she will stay in France, Italy, and Switzerland, asking for approval of the plans to begin making reservations while mentioning documents needed for Kempner to have a chauffeur on her trip.

Letter from Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency to D. W. Kempner discussing changes to reservations made for travel on the Liberte and enclosing a full European itinerary from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden for D. W. and Jeane Kempner for August and September.

Letter from F. W. Warns, Jr. to H. Kempner discussing the best hotels in various cities around Germany and Austria including Munich, Salzburg, Bad Gastein, Innsbruck, and Mittersill while providing updates on the hiring of a maid to accompany their travels.

Letter from Kurt Brenner to D. W. Kempner discussing the availability of room accommodations for his stay at the Brenners Park Hotel on September 2nd or 3rd while recommending a doctor specialized in the cure of arthritis and some of the best hotels in Austria.

Letter from Jeane Kempner to The Galveston News discussing how Kempner agrees with the editor on their opinion on how the mayor should "renovate" Galveston and its streets.

List of men receiving military pensions following the U.S. Civil War, organized by state and county. It includes the certificate number, name, address, reason for pension, monthly amount, and date initiated for each person. This final volume includes men living abroad who have U.S. pensions.