Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, a pilot during World War II. He describes growing up on a farm in Georgia, going to college at Berry, and working for Sears, Roebuck, and the Royal Typewriter Company before joining the U. S. Navy. He tells an anecdote about joining the navy so he could go to New York to see the World's Fair, since he had heard the Atlanta Reserve would be making a trip to the Fair. He began flight training in Florida in December 1940, finished the next September, then drove cross-country to San Francisco after the Pearl Harbor attack. He eventually joined the USS Enterprise in April 1942 and saw the B-25 bombers in the Doolittle Raid take off. He was part of Bombing Squadron Six and trained under Commander Best to learn how to do scouting flights, navigation, and dive bombing. He then describes his participation in the Battle of Midway, the hours before take-off, his first view of the Japanese fleet, and his bombing mission. He was later assigned to the USS Hornet and had to fly off to a little island so that planes from the USS Wasp could land on the Hornet after their ship …

Interview with Garvin Kowalke, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, and training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot; he shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a U.S. submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, and getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, as well as collecting data such wind direction, speed, and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb. He also talks about flying over Hiroshima two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a …

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …

Interview with John Wilson, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Wilson was born in Illinois but attended high school in the Philippines after his father accepted an engineering position there. He graduated from high school in 1939 and then enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, where he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. He graduated and took his commission in the Army in 1943. After Officer Candidate School (OCS), he was assigned to an engineering unit slated to participate in the invasion of the Philippines. He eventually landed on Luzon. On Luzon he was assigned temporary duty with a small Philippine Civil Affairs unit that was made up of officers and men who had relatives interned by the Japanese in the Philippines. His small unit made their way to Santo Tomas where he liberated many friends and old school mates. A few weeks later, Wilson liberated his father, a civilian internee at Los Banos. Wilson remained with his unit constructing hospitals in the Philippines in anticipation of the casualties expected from the invasion of the Japanese home islands.

Interview with Boyd K. Miller, a draftsman and pilot during World War II. He discusses being drafted out of college and working as an artist and draftsman. Since he studied art in college, he worked on diagrams and charts. He then transferred to the Air Corps to become a pilot and trained in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Florida and Texas.

Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing that the Japanese had surrendered. He claims to have been the sailor in the iconic photo of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square on V-J Day. He describes how he proved he was the sailor in the photo, what he did after the war, and how he learned that his brother survived the Bataan Death March.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, predicting Gladys being upset when Honey is drafted, wishing he could mail Catherine his extra cigarettes, and noting that is has been eight months since leaving Tonopah.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing eating French stew for dinner, seeing a Donald Duck short, the captain having someone come to photograph his crew's plane, "Texas Kate," and getting lights put up in their tent.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the quality of the food, the mail service, agreeing that James is young to be enlisting, and being excited to receive the Luling newspaper.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing spending the day building tents and buildings, listening to records after his shower, and reading the Luling newspaper.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service and worrying about Catherine taking flying lessons, though he has faith in her ability.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew making improvements to their tent, the mail service, and expecting to see a good movie in the evening.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew making a late night meal, encouraging Catherine to tell him about her flying lessons, having completed 25 missions, apologizing for not writing to their friends more often.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew having their picture taken in front of their plane, "Texas Kate," the mail service, hoping that the book "Frenchman's Creek" will be made into a film, and asking after Crockett.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing missing church, having turkey for supper, expecting someone to come and take pictures of the crew with their plane, and receiving a letter from Mom.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew having their names painted on the side of their plane, "Texas Kate," having fried chicken for dinner, and seeing the movie "Laura."

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing their plane being named "Texas Kate," being glad that Teddy, their dog, enjoyed his Christmas present, and not being able to send Catherine E.F.M messages.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing their ten year anniversary, the mail service, seeing the movies "Bride by Mistake" and "The Old Barn Dance," and the plane being inspected.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his hangover after a night spent drinking with other men in his squadron, the mail service, his sorrow at Gale's death, and his thoughts on Dan's love life.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew building tents, his surprise at Joyce and Gregg Wiley's marriage, his sorrow at missing the party Catherine threw, and being glad that Elaine can stay with Catherine and help clean the house.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing receiving her New Year's cable message, catching up on his letter writing, and playing several games of golf during his leave.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing breaking his New Year's resolution to write her every day, being glad that Catherine bought a new coat, having pictures taken, worrying about Catherine taking flying lessons, and completing 22 missions.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the events of his leave, including staying at Dr. and Mrs. Bergin's home with Holquin, where they were treated like family, going to church on Christmas, and calling Walter to invite him over but not hearing back.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing working hard and getting sweaty in the morning, reading a book written by Ernie Pyle, and asking after Gregg Wiley and Joyce.