Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the letters she has received, breakfast with Elaine and Mammy, and playing a game of golf.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing writing a letter to Pat, going to a museum and hearing a lecture about island living, and his gaining weight.

Interview with Elmer Wulf, businessman and U.S. Army Air Forces WWII veteran (535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force), about his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes two photocopies from an unknown book and two photocopies giving information on the B-17.

Interview with James L. Young, Jr., U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-22 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Carl Lee, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Roger Boyer, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with Headquarters Service Company, 3rd Engineer Regiment, Hawaiian Division, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with James Caudel, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the Overhaul and Repair Department during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Transcript of an interview with George Detre, a Navy veteran from Warren, Ohio, and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. Detre discusses concerning his experiences during World War II, including as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese.

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing landing at Columbus enroute to Pittsburgh from Memphis, and seeing Lionel Hampton perform. The postcard features an image of several civilians and servicemen departing an American Airlines aircraft.

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing friends coming to visit from afar. He also writes about the Japanese attack on the US Navy and that he wishes that Russia would "seek peace" with Germany so that Germany would have "no need" for "Japan's Army or Navy or diplomacy".

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 17, 1944, in which Willis hypothesizes that he's not gotten any mail because all the ships are going to France, and that the invasion will shorten the war. He goes on to say that he went to the beach and got a sunburn recently, then mentions the marriage of a friend.

Photograph of a large church in Limburg, Germany, taken from the bridge that divides the town. The river is visible to the left.

Photograph of eight unidentified people standing on the balcony of a house in Germany. Other houses are visible in the background.

Photograph of several soldiers, some shirtless and some not, playing volleyball. A fully clothed man sits down to the right. A letter from James Kite to his father is written on the back.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Aleutians, China, India, Western Europe, Yugoslavia, Mediterranean, Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Map insets show Solomon Islands, Russian front. Includes photographs: view of Tulagi; German fighter; Facing the Nazis; Sniper suit; A traitor covers up; Club for U.S. forces on London. Back: British Battle Dress. Includes 6 photograhs, 4 drawings with accompanying text.