Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 28, 1943. He asks them to go visit a friend of his, and to buy him part of a war bond. He also tells them that he can't cash a check they sent him, so he is going to tear it up.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. It is a card which held pictures of Willis, according to his note on the front.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 19, 1943, asking them not to send any socks as he already has too many clothes. He sends his condolences upon the death of a Mrs. Naylor, and says he was sorry to hear about a friend losing his leg in an airplane crash.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 8, 1943. He met a sergeant from Wilbur Crawford's company, and gives the sergeant's opinion of Crawford.

Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. He mentions a friend who has gone AWOL, and who will lose his citizenship if he doesn't turn up in 2 days. He also details the war bonds he's taken out and how much money he's going to send home to put in the bank.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 2 and 6, 1943. He tells them about the work he is doing, and his hopes to go see a woman who used to be a secretary in Waco.