Photograph of sailors playing basketball inside of the USS Saratoga. Three of the sailors are attempting to put the basketball through the net. The other players are standing back and looking towards the basketball goal. Most of the sailors are wearing shorts with no shirt.

Flyer titled "Help Bring Him Home for Other Holidays..." encouraging civilians not to ask returning servicemen questions that could contain potentially sensitive war information. The reverse side is titled "Our Hospitals Need More Help" and encourages women to sign up to become a Red Cross nurse.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a small celebration for Frank's birthday, a report in the newspaper that Hugo Lipscomb's brother has returned to the states, and buying a fuchsia dress.

Handwritten letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions leaving the island and returning to living on aboard a ship. He also mentions returning some money his parents had lent him and the possibility that he and three other crewmates may go home. He asks his parents to have the Eagle change his address and discusses the protestant chaplain on board making him unsure when he'll be able to attend catholic mass.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing one of his crew's gunners getting sick, a little girl giving him the victory sign, and reading adventure books from the library.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing graduating from his second round of gunnery school, receiving the picture Catherine sent of her posing with their dog and cat, limiting his drinking, and missing southern cooking.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his flight that morning, eating at the post exchange, watching a ball game, and playing catch with Holquin and Williams.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the improvement of the food, the mail service, flying the plane for the first time, and not planning on attending the movie being shown that night.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing being shown the island by one of Fleming's friends, the mail service, his plan to send Catherine more money, and enjoying the movie he saw that night.