This is the smallest series and it is divided up into three different categories that include: 1) R.P. Johnson, 2) miscellaneous and unidentified individuals, and 3) miscellaneous and unidentified places (1:1-1:3). Many of the photographs taken of R.P. Johnson show him in his military uniform standing in front of a U.S. Army Air Force plane. Other photographs of R.P. Johnson picture him with other military personnel, standing in front of a military tent, and abroad (1:1).

In addition to photographs including R.P. Johnson, most of the people pictured appear to be military personnel. There are a few pictures of German soldiers that are in their military uniform (1:2). One photograph in particular was taken in Liege, Belgium during a V-Day celebration. On the back of the photograph someone (possibly R.P. Johnson) wrote the following statement “celebration and ceremony on V-Day, in Liege-front of palace-been there many times-US Red Cross ? on same block.” (1:2, the question mark means that the word that came next in the sentence was unable to be determined).

The remaining photographs taken of various unidentified places portray the unique architecture in France, Germany, and Belgium (1:3). Also, there are photographs taken of military bases overseas (1:3). Of particular interest is a photograph showing a bridge in Liege, Belgium, somewhat near a U.S. Hospital, that was bombed by the Germans. The picture captured a few people climbing up the rubble, and it shows to scale how large the bridge is compared to the people (1:3).

The printed material series is the largest and it is primarily made up of magazines, newspapers, and postcards. magazine is the only magazine in the collection (2:1-2:3). There is one complete version of , dated October 15, 1965 (2:3). The remaining articles taken from magazine include information pertaining to the death and cremation of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, as well as the aftermath and destruction World War II had on Germany (2:1, 2:2).

Furthermore, a variety of miscellaneous articles focus on the relation of American soldiers and World War II, and the effects war had on the American men physically, mentally, and emotionally (2:4, 2:5). Of particular interest is a brief article and photograph of an American soldier after he had spent months as a Prisoner of War in Wehrmacht (German prison). The soldier’s appearance in the photograph is striking, in which he appears to be severely malnourished. (2:4). Other articles discuss the role President Harry Truman and members of his cabinet played during World War II (2:4).

The newspapers provide the majority of the information within the printed material series. One newspaper in particular titled (daily publication of the U.S.S. Admiral H.T. Mayo), provided various U.S. and international news for American soldiers during World War II (2:6, 2:7). An interesting piece of historical information can be found in the August 15, 1945 issue of the newspaper in which the headline reads, “Japanese Surrender” in bold red letters (2:7). Moreover, the first paragraph of the article says, “THE WAR IS OVER!!! Take time out to pinch yourselves…Take plenty of time…you have the rest of your lives. The details? Who in hell cares? The main thing is….the war is over. We knew it would happen..it had to..but the end comes as no anti-climax.” (2:7).

Another newspaper, , offered news to American soldiers during World War II, primarily reporting on events in the United States (2:8-2:10).

A newspaper that offered news to American soldiers of the events going on in Japan was titled (2:12-2:13). There is an article discussing the suicide attempt of Hideki Tojo (General in the Imperial Japanese Army, political right-wing thinker and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18, 1941 to July 22, 1944, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Tojo ). The article discusses the events surrounding the suicide attempt and also contains graphic photographs of the aftermath of the event (2:12).

Many of the postcards in this series are in color and portray the architectural diversity in the cities and countries abroad. Some of the postcards have messages on the back that mainly offer information about where the scenes on the front of the postcards are located. Moreover, R.P. Johnson wrote notes on the back of the postcards regarding the location on the front and whether or not he had been there. The notes that Johnson wrote provide a glimpse into some non-combat events during his service in World War II (2:14).