Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Catherine Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. Chester Nimitz stands on the left holding a black coat in his hands. He is wearing a dark Naval uniform with three small stripes and one large on with a single star on his sleeves, dress shoes and black and white brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. Mrs. Nimitz stands in the center in a dark coat and skirt with a black hat and fascinator and a white lei around her neck. On the left stands Mary Nimitz sporting two low braided pigtails, a dark over coat, a white collared undershirt and a plaid pinafore dress. Two sailors can be seen in the distant background behind Mary.

Photograph of wounded soldiers and Red Cross nurses decorate and trim a small Christmas tree at Fleet Hospital in New Caledonia. Two soldiers sit on each bed with the small Christmas Tree propped up between them with a nurse on either side.

Photograph taken inside Fleet Hospital #114, in Samar, Philippines, showing a room decorated for Christmas. The room has high ceiling with streamers draped from it, there are two table on either side of the photo with four chairs on the left and three chairs on the right. In the center is a door, to the right of that door is written "Merry Christmas" and on the left is "Happy New Year."

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing in front of seven men in uniform during change of command ceremony. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the right with his hands clasped in front of him wearing a white Naval uniform with a high collar, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem. Another man in a white Naval uniform is standing beside Chester W. Nimitz with his hands behind his back.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting on a couch with Grace Adams. Mrs. Adams sits on the left in a short-sleeved, collared dress with buttons running down the front and a pin on her chest. To her right sits Chester W. Nimtz with a book open on his lap in a dark Naval uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, ribbon bars above his pocket and stripes and a star on his sleeves. Attached in type: "Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Mrs. Ray Adams December 1945".

Photograph of the U.S.S. Augusta from a distance in the Manila Bay in the Philippines, the sun is setting behind the ship.

Photograph of a Christmas party for the 9th infantry in 1936 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The room is filled with decorated tables and tinsel and streamers hanging from the ceiling. Three men can be seen standing to the side of the room.

Photograph of the 9th infantry eating a Christmas eve meal together at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of the 9th infantry on Christmas eve at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonion, Texas. The group is divided between three rows and facing towards the camera. Several other groups can be seen gathered around in the background of the photo.

Group photograph of the 131 Band on Christmas day in Sendai, Japan. The men are in two rows behind wooden music stands that read "131 AGF". The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and pants. Handwritten in black ink below, above or beside each man is his name. In the from row from left to right is Joe {illegible}, George Kaplan, Arthur {illegible}, Alan Bogues, Clinton Phillipe and Jesse {illegible}. The back row is Larry Glaser, Tom Powers, Bob Brinker, Bob Bust, Bill Murphy, {illegible}, and Bart Foss. There is a white sign above the men that reads "131 A.G.F. Dance band". Printed In the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph is "Sendai, Japan. Dec. 25, 45".

Photograph of Deyo McCullough standing with a cello in front of tree on Christmas in Sendai, Japan. McCullough stands on the left in a collared shirt, dark tie, belt, pants and boots. printed on the front diagonally across the upper right-hand corner is "Dec 25 - 45 Sendai, Japan".

Photograph of the U.S. Army band on stage in Tokyo, Japan. The men are in two rows with the front row sitting behind wooden music stands. All but one of the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. On the far left a man with a guitar stands in a cowboy hat, button down shirt, large belt and cowboy boots. From left to right in the front row is Don Brown, Bill Gravett, Bob Brinker, unidentified, George Kaplan, Gayle Rasmussen, Joe Kost and unidentified. The back row is an unidentified man, Chester Dzierkiewiz, Wes Cain, Tom Powers, Larry Glaser, Ted Niewiadomski, Bill Murphy, Chuck Delula.

Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front row is not behind a music stand nor holding an instrument. All the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. Printed underneath the photograph is "Dec. 45 - Sendai".