Scrapbook featuring images from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish during World War II, along with military correspondence and clippings. Included is a booklet entitled "Navy Day 1945: U.S.S. Skirmish" featuring photographs and a written history of the U.S.S. Skirmish's activities during WWII and a listing of personnel.

Photograph outside of the Intramuros. In the foreground is several muddy puddles and in the distance are the decimated buildings and burned trees of the Intramuros in Manila in the Philippines.

Photograph of a destroyed building in the distance to the right with a crumbling stone wall on the left and a man walking on a dirt path towards the rubble.

Photograph of cathedral ruins. In the background the main entrance to the Intramuros can be seen. There are walls on either side with rubble lining them and a puddle of water on the left side.

Photograph taken inside Doran Camp of a nurse standing to the left outside of Army Nurse Corps barracks in Manila while three other women walk down a path on the right.

Photograph of four housekeepers sitting on some steps outside Army Nurse Corps barracks in Manila. Three of the women are dressed in all white while the woman on the bottom right is dressed in a dark spotted dress and dark shoes.

Photograph of a road outside of Bilibid Prison in Manila. Several tents can be seen inside the prison across a dirt road behind power lines and wire fencing with wooden posts. The photo appears to have been taken from a vehicle.

Letter from George Cooke Brundrett to Valree Brundrett discussing his life during World War II in the Philippines. George was captured and held as a Prisoner of War in May 1942 after his battalion was ordered to surrender. He would die as a P.O.W. in July 1945.

Paper bill worth fifty centavos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a picture on the front right of a person riding an animal through a forest of palm trees; there is an ornate design on the back side with double "50" printed on the left and right.

Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942-1945. The front of the bill has text saying "The Japanese Government," and "Ten Pesos." On the right side of the bill there is a picture of a person riding a horse through a forest of palm trees, and on the left there is a large "X" printed in white. The back of the bill has "Ten Pesos" printed in a large font with an ornate design for a border.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Major Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, 58 yeard old, is in direct command of United States forces in Philippines, with the depature of Gen. Douglas MacArthur to assume allied nations command in Australia and the Pacific."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The gernals on Bataan are right out front. Monday's dispatches said Maj. Gen. Johnathan "Skinny" M. Wainwright, looking over a map with his two aides as the Japs pounded at his Rick Manila Bay."

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing at attention in front of three tanks. Three soldiers stand in front of this group. A man in the lower right corner points a camera toward the group. Writing on the photo indicates that a soldier named Jesse Waiters is receiving a silver cup award from Major Barksdale.

Photograph of Filipinos moving back into the city of Tacloban. They are unloading full sacks from the back of a cow to a porch.

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1942. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.

Text describes action on various war fronts: Navy announces victory -- End for Corregidor -- Rationing moves closer -- Japs push into China -- Marblehead limps in -- Stark for new fronts -- Iceland has its first air fight -- Army of 6,000,000 -- Launch four destroyers -- Anti-Axis move in Spain -- Army camps inspected -- Germans strike convoy -- Malta downs 154 planes -- Madagascar tip seized -- U.S. aids Middle East -- Nazi drive predicted -- RAF attacks roar on. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: Corregidor -- Madagascar. Includes photographs: Lt. Gen. Wainwright -- Maj. Gen. Brereton -- Navy raid on Marshall Islands in February -- Under Sec. Patterson -- Kearney destroyer -- Bombs being readied for planes -- Four-engined bomber flying somewhere in Europe -- Cavalry regiment changes mounts to speedy steel.

Text describes action on various war fronts: New Guinea -- China -- Philippines -- Siberia --Mediterranean -- Western Europe -- Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Action in New Guinea -- Drive to the Caucasas -- Vital distances in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia. Photographs: Combat photo taken through a submarine's periscope of a sinking Japanese destroyer -- U.S. aid to Russia -- Tommy goes over [method of crossing a river] -- Jap 'Belly tank' -- Stingers on the Flying Fortress.