Scope and Contents Addressed to George S. Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Lieutenant William H. Klein in New York, New York. Signed “Bill.” Klein describes life as a soldier. He relates the sadness of having to spend New Year’s Eve without old friends and laments there being nothing to do except going to the movies and playing cards. He writes about practicing flying bomb raids. Klein optimistically mentions he is being sent to Italy soon and promises to tell George about Rome when he...

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother’s doctor, Charles W. Wunder of New York, New York. Postmarked 5 February. Envelope only. Upper left corner of envelope reads, “After five days return to The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company.”

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Forwarded from a Parris Island, South Carolina address. From Bobbi at State College, Pennsylvania. Valentine’s Day card printed with drawings of a dog and a poem. Signed inside.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s father, Benjamin Hochberg in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s father talks about how proud he is of his son for making it forward to the next step of training, but that he is just as proud of him for being a good person no matter what his military rank. He mentions George will be going to Quantico, and advises that being himself once there will help him succeed.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Parris Island, South Carolina. From Ellen Stein, South Orange, New Jersey. Stein writes about her desire for Hochberg to be at her wedding reception on January 14. She also discusses going back to school and her New Year’s Eve plans. Stein mentions a soldier friend who got demoted for talking back to a higher-ranking officer.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From his mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother writes about going to a wedding reception and everyone drinking a toast to him. She mentions that only one of his male friends could be at the wedding, then lists other guests who could make it despite driving through snow.