Souvenir photograph of crew members of U.S.S. LSM 47 posing during an evening out at the Hawaiian Town Night Club in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Photographic negative of service members at the Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation from the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion running in a field as they engage in sport and recreation.

Photographic negative of military service members lined up in formation as two opposing teams while playing football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation. A football can be seen in motion on the right side of the photo. There is a view of a body of water in the background.

Scrapbook page with three photographs of stewards preparing for Captain's inspection on U.S.S. Keokuk (CMc-6). The three photographs are affixed one above the other to a page with the caption "Getting ready for Captain's inspection" handwritten next to the top photo. A white star on a blue background appears to the right of each photo. In the top photo, a Black service member in a white uniform is looking at the camera while other crew members sit or stand nearby. To his left a white crew member stands at an open door. In the middle photo a group of Black service members pose in white dress uniforms. To their left, a white crew member stands at an open door. In the bottom photo, a crew member looks at the camera from behind the inner workings of the ship. Crew members stand or sit nearby. The word "Holt" is written to the right of the photo with an arrow pointing towards it.

Photograph of U.S. Naval officers standing in full white uniforms in two lines on the deck of an unknown ship. To the right stands a whole group of servicemen in uniform looking at the lines of Naval officers with the ocean behind them.

Photograph of a fourteen-piece orchestra playing onstage during summer 1945 on Iwo Jima, two rows of the audience's heads are also in view.

Photograph of a surfaced U.S. submarine receiving supplies or mail somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Men stand on the deck of the submarine, men in a lifeboat float next to the submarine, and a Consolidated PBY Catalina floats in the background.

Photograph of servicemen running across a field with yard lines while playing football. A crowd of observers stands on the sidelines of the field behind them. Several buildings can be seen in the distance.

Photograph of four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.

V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.

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 Chester W. Nimitz sitting at a desk is wearing a light-colored uniform with four stars pinned to either side of his collar, a dark tie and a tie clasp.

Portrait of Chester W. Nimitz from the shoulders up as he stands in front of map. He is wearing a black suit and tie with a white-collared undershirt.

Photograph of servicemen eating in mess tent at two long wooden picnic style tables. Wooden poles hold up the roof of the tent and dense foliage can be seen in the background.

Photograph of 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion service members standing beside an equipment wreckage. A service member stands in the foreground in front of the wreckage, while another is seated beside on the left side of the photo. A wheeled vehicle can be seen behind the wreckage.

Photograph of equipment and shelters related to a quarry operated by the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion. Two service members are standing in the center of the photo next to a piece of equipment. Power lines and mountains with clouds in the sky above can be seen in the background.

Photograph of quarry equipment related to the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion. In the foreground the combustion equipment can be seen, including a boiler. Two service members can be seen standing by the equipment in the background.

Photograph of 1894th Aviation Engineer Battalion members in full uniform in two rows in front of tents in an unknown location. The service members are seated in the first two rows and a row of service members are standing behind them. The service members on the far left side of the photo are blurred.

Photograph of Japanese American bridal party at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp. The bride sits in the center on a riser with a bouquet in hand while a child sits on either side of her, one holding a ring pillow and the other a flower basket. There are also 3 women sitting on either side of her holding flowers.

Photograph of a theater built in the style of Japanese architecture, at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp; seated on-lookers watch work in progress.

Photograph of wooden water tower at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp. A small building is in front of the tower as well as a large storage drum.

Wartime copy of the music sheet for the 857th Aviation Engineer Battalion song composed, in part, by Everette "Tex" Frazier. This copy was presented and dedicated to the commanding officer of the unit, Lt. Col. William E. Hotchkiss.

Photograph of a boxing match aboard U.S.S. Comet (AP-166), there is a boxing ring roped off in the middle of the deck surrounded by people. Inside the ring on the right side is a boxer and a referee standing over another boxer sitting on the ground.

Photograph of boxing match aboard U.S.S. Comet (AP-166). A boxing ring has been roped off in the middle of the ship deck and is surrounded by people, a lone boxer stands in the center of the ring.