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 Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She writes about social life at home and opening Hochberg a bank account to make sending money easier.

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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.

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Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She tells Hochberg about seeing the movie Winged Victory. She fills Hochberg in on local gossip and encourages him through difficult training by saying that disappointments often turn out for the best.

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. She writes about social life at home and a friend of Hochberg who has joined up with a medical unit.

Scope and Contents Addressed to Hochberg at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From Hochberg’s mother in East Orange, New Jersey. She relates her trip going to auctions in New York City, as well as an update from Hochberg’s brother Jerry who is stationed in the Pacific. She attaches a letter from Yale College that arrived for Hochberg. William C. De Vane, Dean of Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, certifies that Hochberg left school in good standing to do his patriotic duty, as so many Yale students have done before...

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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.