Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Sardinia and Corsica, Russia, Southwest pacific, Dodecanese Is., Gilbert Is., Yugoslavia. Maps show Russian front; European fronts; Jap-controlled territory in Southwest Pacific. Inset map shows battle line of Russian front on July 5th. Includes 7 photographs of war action. Back: Progress of the War : Report from the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of War : 1 July 1941 to 30 June 1943. Extensive text with 2 maps: Deployment of American troops; Time and space chart: air and water logistics.

Photograph of Verne Mauer and William Jenkins sitting in the battalion HQ at Quezon City, Manila. Mauer is looking at a poster of a pin-up girl, and Jenkins writes at the desk. A typewriter and shelves are visible in the background.

Photograph of uniformed soldiers standing in rows in front of three tanks. Another group of three soldiers are standing with their backs to the camera. The reverse side of the photo contains handwritten text states that the soldiers of Company B were receiving the Santo Tomas Cup.

Photograph of Verne Mauer standing in front of two small trees. He is wearing a uniform and garrison cap. A small wooden building sits to the right side of the photo.

Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during the occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a title on the top: "The Japanese Government," a picture of a monument on the far right and a large "10" on the left; the back side has an ornate border with "pesos" printed in the center.