Photograph of Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason standing together in front of a building at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Foures, Ryan, and Deason are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps, while Jean wears a sleeveless shirt.

Photograph of Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli sitting together outside on the grounds of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Johns is wearing a tee shirt and slacks and lies on a blanket. Sparks is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting. Melli is shirtless and wears shorts. Two two-story buildings are visible behind them.

Photograph of Dan Melli, Richard Johns, and R. Natopi sitting on a low stone wall with the Frisco Railroad Building visible behind them. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Melli and Naptopi wearing garrison caps and Johns wearing a peaked cap.

Photograph of four men standing together on the steps of a building. They are, starting from the top left, Winston, R. Natopi, an unknown man, and Dan Melli. Winston and R. Natopi are shirtless, while the other men are wearing O'Reilly General Hospital tee shirts that are printed with a caduceus.

Photograph of Dan Melli wearing swimming trunks and standing outdoors at O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. A row of two-story houses is visible behind him.

Photograph of Natopi, Winston, and Dan Melli standing together and wearing swim trunks. The men are standing outdoors on a walkway. R. Natopi and Winston are both wearing shoes and rolled down socks while Melli is barefoot.

Photograph of three married couples posing together in front of a car. They are, from left to right, Elsie Hacker, Walter Hacker, Bill Bowling, Zella Bowling, Ralph Jannelli, and Anna Jannelli. A building is visible in the background.

Photograph of men identified as R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns crouching on grass in front of a student quarters on Camp Barkeley, Texas. The men are wearing lightly colored buttoned shirts and slacks. The building behind them is wooden, has four visible windows, and has a short stairway leading to the entrance on the right.

Photograph of Dan Melli and Winston lounging on a blanket outside of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Both men are wearing lightly colored shorts. Two two-story buildings and partially visible men are visible behind them.

Photograph of a single propeller airplane mid-flight. The fuselage left underside of its wing bear the image of an encircled white star with white bars protruding from its sides. The number 56 is written on the underside of the wing on the right. Flat scrub land is visible under the plane, as well as a line of small flags.

Photograph of Walter Litwinski and Charles Kozak standing in front of a hutment at a camp.

Photograph of Stephen A. Melisko posing in uniform outside a hutment at Camp Barkeley.

Photograph of a patch of prickly pear cactus at Camp Barkeley. The plants are bearing fruit.

Copy photograph of two boxers and a referee in a boxing ring during CatClaw Fest. Soldiers sit around watching the ring. The referee is Arthur Hyatt, the boxer on the left is Jerome Bentar, and the boxer on the right is James Hart. Al Hostak, the trainer of the Black Cats, stands at the extreme right corner of the ring.

Copy photograph of Lt. Hyatt, the referee, holding up the hand of Donald Coombes after Coombes won a boxing match.

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a creek in a New Guinea jungle.

Photograph of Stanley Banaszak standing on top of a tank on Bond Drive at Camp Barkeley. There are other people on the tank, and more stand around it. Buildings are visible in the background.

Copy photograph of Donald Coombes fighting in a boxing match against McGuire. Coombes won the match.

Postcard of a stone stairway leading up a grassy hill to a long building. Typed text on the postcard says "Approach to Recreation Center, Abilene State Park, Abilene, Texas." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen and all: This is the state park of Abilene- about 20 miles away from the city. Received that great post card yesterday. Glad to hear the candy arrived safely and was enjoyed. As ever "Woodrow."

Photograph of Marvin Bertelson, a private in Company C, 493rd ARmored Field Artillery Battalion, taken in May of 1944.

Postcard of a field of bluebonnets, with text that says "Blue Bonnets, The State Flower of Texas." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen and all- Here are the Bluebonnets but have not seen any yet that we are certain that they are the right ones. This is Sunday and a real fine day- Warm and a nice breeze. As ever, Woodrow."

Photograph of Ken Knorr, a member of Company A 92nd Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron, on furlough in Shamokin, Pennsylvania for Mother's Day.

Photograph of a soldier crouching on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wash day in New Guinea."

Photograph of a soldier squatting on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Asthalter washing clothes in New Guinea."