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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 recent elections, donating old schools books to children because they’ve become so expensive, and the rowdy atmosphere in movie theaters.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother updates him on family news and mentions people who have asked how he is doing.

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Addressed to George at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother talks about helping out his father by learning to type, as she is practicing in this letter. She also mentions medicine she has mailed 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 social life at home and a friend of Hochberg who has joined up with a medical unit.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about the war in the Pacific, particularly a cousin who has come home on leave and Hochberg’s brother Jerry, who has not been writing as frequently because he is so busy.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She mentions his brother Jerry being mad about unjust things happening to Hochberg. She encourages him to keep his spirits up until the war is over and he can finally start his life.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about finishing her classes soon and starting training in the hospital.

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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.

Scope and Contents Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. From Private R.H. “Bob” Bolton in Parris Island, South Carolina. Written on Marine Corps stationery. Bolton talks about George’s recent misfortune of being moved down a company, but assures him there will soon be others in even worse companies. He describes feelings of depression that come with training, the mix of men in his legion, and how training changes your view of friendship. He mentions a mutual professor of his and...

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about the difficulty realities and anxieties that come with living through a war. She writes, “What more can one seek for these days than to keep busy, and feel that you are really being helpful.”

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From his parents in East Orange, New Jersey. The letter informs Hochberg about friends at home eager to hear how he is doing. In a postscript, Hochberg’s mother mentions a friend saying the image of him as a real soldier is funny.

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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 how smart her infant granddaughter (George’s niece) is for her age, and social life at home. She asks when she can visit.