Scope and Contents From the Collection: Approximately eighty letters, written from 1944 to 1945, received by George S. Hochberg, of East Orange, New Jersey, primarily during his officer training in the Marine Corps at Parris Island, South Carolina and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Before joining the Marine Corps, Hochberg was a student at Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut. This collection includes letters from George Hochberg's parents, Rose and Benjamin Hochberg, in New Jersey and brother Jerry in the Pacific, as well as...

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Typed letter addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Typed. She writes about hearing from Chaplain Rubenstein who had met George. A handwritten note at end of letter signed by “Mom” apologizes for not writing more because she is preparing to take her first exam in a long time.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She talks about receiving his call and being happy about his good news. The letter ends with a note from Hochberg’s father thanking Hochberg for calling on his birthday. Attached is a note written by “Aunt Paul” to George, sent along with Hochberg’s mother’s letter.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about working at St. Mary’s hospital a few days a week even though she has not finished her course yet. She also mentions some of George’s friends who are going through military training in the Pacific, and how her social life is changing because of her nursing course. She includes a letter written by Hochberg’s brother Jerry dated 1945 March 31.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She praises how much better he sounds over the phone now than he did earlier in his training. She agrees to pick back up her social life now that she has heard from him.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about buying things to give to family members on their birthdays and saying they are from George, and she describes the movie National Velvet.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She is enjoying her work at the hospital even though the course is tiring, and she details her weekly course and nursing schedule. She describes seeing the movie The Thin Man Goes Home and liking the dog actor more than the human actors.