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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.

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Addressed to Private First Class George S. Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Private E.A. Cahill in New Haven, Connecticut. Signed “Ed.” Written on United States Marine Corps stationary. Cahill writes about life at school then at training camp, and asks about the girls in North Carolina.

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 parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother talks about a friend who is fighting in the Pacific and hasn’t been home since last March. She also describes a trip to the movies to see Ms. Parkington.

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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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From his mother in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s mother mentions she is glad to have received his phone call even though he is busy. She encourages him to not let what other people say affect him. She updates him on social life at home and promises to open an account for him if he needs money. A note signed “Dad” at the end tells him not to underestimate himself.

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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.

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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.

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Addressed to Hochberg in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s parents in East Orange, New Jersey. Hochberg’s parents tell him about a letter received from his brother, Jerry, which said he wants to go home but knows he probably won’t be able to for a long time.