Addressed to George Hochberg in Parris Island, South Carolina. From B. Hochberg in East Orange, New Jersey. Signed by “Dad & Mom” but written by Mom. Hochberg’s mother writes about the realities of wartime mail and social life at home, and she compares the weather of the South with the North. She assures him that every other trainee is struggling just as much as he is with the physical and mental exhaustion of training.

Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From his mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She gives news about people from home and wants to know if she can come see him.

Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From George’s brother, Lieutenant J.J. Hochberg, USS Shipley Bay, San Francisco. Signed “Jerry.” Jerry writes about the difficulties of receiving mail in wartime. He says he is proud of his brother and confident that he will make it through his training. Mentions friends who are fighting in France and Italy. Includes six photographs. Five are of women and one is of an unidentified man, perhaps Jerry himself.

Addressed to George in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother talks about family, particularly someone who had to drop out of school for a few weeks to take care of an older relative. She describes letters from a relative in McArthur’s army fighting in Luzon, Japan. She figures he must not be on the front lines because he writes more about local women and children than fighting.

Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She talks about having the worst winter in memory and the difficulty of buying household goods because of how infrequently they are being made during war. She asks when she can visit.

Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about social life at home and seeing a Humphrey Bogart movie in New York. She mentions George has been hit in the face, but encourages him not to wear a brace because it only reminds others of the accident. She enquires about his health.

Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about her opinions of the movie Ministry of Fear and the previews she saw before it, social life at home, and the story of a friend who is worried her soldier’s real experience is being withheld from letters to spare her feelings.

Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about the difficulties of sending and receiving mail during wartime and not being able to send cookies this week because of the ration on butter.

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.

Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes, “There is nothing new here.”

Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s father, Benjamin Hochberg in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s father expresses his disappointment at not receiving a phone call from Hochberg. He conveys his love and hopes Hochberg is taking care of himself.

Letter from the Hochberg family doctor, Charles W. Wunder, of New York, New York, to George Hochberg. Composed by piecing together words and phrases cut from magazines, in the style of a ransom note. Dated as simply “Saturday.” Wunder makes recommendations for how to relieve typical military training ailments. He advises Ice-Mint to soothe calloused feet, getting plenty of rest, and eating cake.

Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about receiving Hochberg’s phone call, his infant niece, and her desire to visit him based on the experience of a friend who visited the same camp. She asks what food he wants sent in the next package, specifically what flavor cake he prefers. She jokes that he is living under better conditions than he is used to.