Souvenir photograph of crew members of U.S.S. LSM 47 posing during an evening out at the Hawaiian Town Night Club in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Photograph of a sailor in a white t-shirt, name unknown, on deck of U.S.S. SC-1350.

Photograph of Geraldine Byrom and two other unknown women, and three unknown officers sitting around a small, checkered table. Geraldine Byrom is the woman on the far right.

V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.

Photograph of boxing match aboard U.S.S. Comet (AP-166). A boxing ring has been roped off in the middle of the ship deck and is surrounded by people, a lone boxer stands in the center of the ring.

Photograph of a boxing match aboard U.S.S. Comet (AP-166), there is a boxing ring roped off in the middle of the deck surrounded by people. Inside the ring on the right side is a boxer and a referee standing over another boxer sitting on the ground.

Photograph of a sailor, name unknown, looking out to sea onboard the U.S.S. Comet (AP-166), there are two men on the left behind him with their backs turned.

Photograph of a lone sailor on deck of U.S.S. SC-746 with sky behind him. He is smiling and wearing a pair of binoculars around his neck.

Wartime copy of the music sheet for the 857th Aviation Engineer Battalion song composed, in part, by Everette "Tex" Frazier. This copy was presented and dedicated to the commanding officer of the unit, Lt. Col. William E. Hotchkiss.

Photograph of four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.

Photograph of a band in military uniform playing music while others watch aboard unknown ship at sea. There is man seated at the forefront playing a keyboard instrument, a man behind him plays the drum and another seating on his left is holding a trumpet. A group of people watch from behind them.

Flyer titled "We're Depending On You!" that warns against the sharing of confidential information.

An Army and Navy insignia guide.

Handwritten diary pages from Eugene J. "Gene" Houston, who served on the U.S.S. Gillespie during World War Two. Ranging from a few words to a few sentences, the entries are dated and mention naval activities in the Pacific Theater.

Letter from Secretary of State Cordell Hull to the American Legation in Bern, Switzerland asking them to request the Swiss Government pass along a message to the Japanese Government stating their intentions to apply the Geneva Red Cross and Geneva Prisoner of War Conventions and requesting Japan do the same.

Photograph of Fantail crew lined up in two rows on deck of U.S.S. Bennion (DD-662), half the men are crouched down in front.

Photograph of mess attendants on deck of U.S.S. Bennion (DD-662) showing four men in naval uniforms standing in a line with three men crouched down in front of them. Behind them is a large artillery gun.

Photograph of 1894th Aviation Engineer Battalion members in full uniform in two rows in front of tents in an unknown location. The service members are seated in the first two rows and a row of service members are standing behind them. The service members on the far left side of the photo are blurred.

Photograph of six servicemen setting up a tent in a field. One man is standing on the left, one is crouching down while holding the bottom right corner of the tent and the four remaining men stand by the upper right corner.

Recipe pamphlet by the National Defense Program, Syracuse, N.Y. on how to make cream soups and white sauces. Recipes include cream of spinach soup, peanut butter soup, braised kidney and vegetable stew, liver loaf with crumbs, baked stuffed haddock, fluffy omelet, cheese scuffle.

Recipe pamphlet by the National Defense Program, Syracuse, N.Y. on how to make sugarless desserts. Recipes include cherry blancmange, cherry sauce, coffee custard, strawberry marshmallow pudding, fruit brown bread.

Nutritional course pamphlet by the National Defense Program, Syracuse, N.Y. diet plans, food equivalents and substitutions are outlined, including recipes for sour cream dressing; cooked salad dressing; carrot, apple and raisin salad; cabbage, spinach, apple and raisin salad; macaroni, celery, and green pepper salad; potato and beet salad; prune and cottage cheese salad; and tomato and cottage cheese salad.

Pamphlet from the Nutrition Committee of Onondaga County and Syracuse with recipes for meatloaf with oatmeal, liver loaf with crumbs, liver in casserole, breaded kidneys, and scalloped corn.

Pamphlet with recipes for peanut butter soup, spinach soup, raw vegetable salad, sour cream dressing, and baked hamburger with vegetables.