Letter to Cecile from her father about family matters, going to Houston, the war, and investment advice.

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing "post-war outlook" and the "restoration" of our Allies.

Letter to Cecile from her father about the war.

Letter to Cecile from her father about personal matters and the war.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on October 2, 1945. He laments the slowness of the mail service now that the Army is only focusing on getting soldiers home, and talks about things he remembers from home.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on November 5, 1945. He discusses the decommissioning of soldiers abroad, and his pride in being an American.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on August 12, 1945, relating his reaction and that of the soldiers in his outfit to the news that Japan has surrendered and the war is over. He is delighted at the thought of coming home and starting a family.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on November 10, 1945, telling them what he's been doing in Shanghai. He also expresses his disgust with the army for not getting him home sooner.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on August 20, 1945. He discusses his lack of interesting things to write home about, the possible end of censorship, and letters he has received and written recently.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on October 4, 1945. He talks about living in China while the Chinese people wage a revolution.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on October 13, 1945. He discusses his settling in at Shanghai, getting caught up in a dragon parade, and the rate of exchange.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on August 24, 1945, informing them of his living arrangements in China, and his lack of mail in the past few weeks.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on September 14, 1945. He relates a rumor related to his return to the states, and mentions a letter his father wrote him before he went abroad that has become an inspirational guide to him.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on September 7, 1945, celebrating the announcement of V-J Day and the lifting of censorship. He complains about China and the black market.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on September 11, 1945. He discusses his journey through China's countryside, a stop at a mission where he ordered a handmade silk pillow case, and his station at Kunming.

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on September 17, 1945. He discusses his family back home, and mentions making a pair of shower shoes for himself to keep from getting athlete's foot.

Front: Text describes Pacific action. Map: Pacific action. Inset maps: Yanks push north on Luzon; Allied troops in New Borneo landings; Japs fall back toward Fr. Indo-China border. Back: Save : don't help delay V-Day! Illustration of fist raised in V for Victory sign with text admonishing no waste of materials.

Front: Text describes action on Okinawa, in Foochow, Tokyo, Mindanao. Maps: Pacific action flares; Okinawa; Foochow; Tokyo; Mindanao. Relief shown by spot heights and hill shading. Back: Paper bullets. Text describes propaganda leaflets as part of psychological warfare. Illustrations and text detail German and Jap Safe-Conduct Surrender Pass instructions.

Front: Text describes fighting on Okinawa. Maps: Okinawa; Nagoya ablaze; [Japan-East China Sea]. Back: Text and 10 photographs show reconnaissance aircraft and activities.

Text describes U.S. role in world affairs and is keyed to map. Map projection is "designed to minimize distortions along the 40th parallel which runs approximately through Tokyo and Washington."

Front: Text describes photographs: U.S. destroyer Shaw -- Third Fleet Unit -- Nazis march in Vienna -- 35th Infantry Division troops in Polch, Poland -- Joachim von Ribbentrop -- Signatures on the United Nations Security Charter -- Nipponese who helped capture the headquarters of Chinese 29th Army at Tungchow -- Pfc. Cecil Cunningham, of St. Louis, MO in Tokyo -- Navy Secretary Frank Knox draws the second number in the Third Selective Service drawing -- Five Michigan men leave a separation center at Fort Sheridan, Ill. after discharge. Back: Map shows eastern portion of the United States with population statistics by state and per person income payments in 1940 and 1944.

Front: Summary of Potsdam conference. War News 7 August. Map shows European boundaries as of January 1938. Inset map details administration of eastern Germany and East Prussia. Back: Map of Formosa; inset map shows location of Formosa in Asia.

Front: 8 years of war in China with chart of significant dates. Shows Japanese held areas as of 10 July with distances between larger cities. Map of Southeast Asia. Includes inset map of Asia. Includes 3 photographs. Back: [Quote from General Somervell] Burn this thought into your minds ...

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Americans Isolate Ruhr; Vienna Threatened; Ryukyus Invaded. Maps: Eastern Europe, South Pacific, Okinawa. Back: Map of China's southeast coast. Includes inset maps: Shanghai, Wenchow, Foochow, Swatow, Canton, Hong Kong.