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Addressed to Hochberg in Parris Island, South Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about the realities of mail during wartime and items to be sent in a care package.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about social life at home, and she mentions friends asking how he is doing.

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Addressed to George in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She encourages him to not worry about negative feedback he is receiving in training. She decides to send him a package of cookies and hard candies.

Scope and Contents Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Bill in Maplewood, New Jersey. Stationery letterhead reads, “Orange Screen Company.” Bill reassures Hochberg that he can make it through the tough officer training by staying positive and remembering that no one worth keeping as a friend will think any less of him if he fails to make officer. Bill mentions times he has had to talk himself out of similar feelings of despair. Bill talks about a friend stationed in Italy, new recruits...

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Includes three ticket stubs not mentioned in the letter from a Columbia vs. Yale football game on 1944 October 14.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She talks about her husband being recognized as “Rose’s husband” and remarks on finally being her own person instead of someone’s wife and someone’s mother. She mentions wanting to be with her son in his tough time, and Jerry being angry about how his brother is being treated.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about taking care of her infant granddaughter (Hochberg’s niece), making plans for the possibility that George’s officer training does not end well, and the continued shortage of butter.

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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 mentions that only the beginning of the letter is typed because some friends stopped by and now it is too late to use the loud typewriter. She says she hopes this will be the last birthday Hochberg’s brother Jerry will be away from home.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother talks about passing her nursing practice tests but dreading the upcoming exams. She appreciates the feeling of satisfaction nursing gives her, and looks forward to revisiting her social plans once classes free up some of her time again.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From his mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother mentions she is glad to hear of his better living conditions and that she is still waiting to hear when he will have time off.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Benjamin Hochberg in East Orange, New Jersey. Benjamin Hochberg is the father of George Hochberg, but the letter is written primarily by his mother. She talks about social life at home and items to be sent in a care package.