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This folder contains letters from Clifford to his mother that captures topics such as dating, his duties as a lumberjack, recent movies, being an instructor, French civilians, poems, the countryside, Mount Rainier, the weather, and gifts.

This folder contains numerous cards and pamphlets from Clifford Prince to his friends and family, including a map, motor vehicle laws, packaging, the Navy's Thanksgiving dinner menu, and a Christmas card.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he gets deployed from Cinncinati, Ohio. In his first letters from April to May 1944, he describes his first days in the service staying in a hospital on the Great Lakes, Illinois where he worked in the kitchens while he received tests and treatments to see if he's fit to begin boot camp. He described a "bangs disease" that confuses the doctors and he received x-ray treatments for his chest, but the doctors can't seem to find anything wrong with him. Since the doctors can't find an ailment, he left for the U.S. Naval Training Station on May 24th, 1944. At boot camp, he drills from 8 until 4 and then cleans the barracks until 7, but they don't march on Sundays except to church. There are 33,000 people in his camp and 140 in his barrack.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he returns back to base from visiting his wife and moves to San Diego. He includes a post card from Missouri as he travels to San Diego on a troop train as well as a postcard from San Diego. He now has the title of Seaman Guard and he takes care of the shipyards. Most of his company from Illinois went overseas to fight and a few went with him to San Diego. Prince went to go see a free Navy show entitled Wings and a Prayer starring Don Ameche. He writes that the papers say the bases will discharge men when Germany falls. Prince also sent his son a birthday card. He went to the hospital in San Diego because of a weak spell and he hopes to be discharged. He continuously gets more angry with the Navy because he's in San Diego not contributing to the war.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he continues his service in San Diego and his trips to Los Angeles and Mexico. He continued the hardwork of fixing up railroad cars in order to get extra money for Christmas but the base kept half of his earnings. The post office became slower since Christmas was approaching. He participated in various activities including vistiting the base's new pool room, visiting the race track and gambling there, and escorting women that visited their husbands to the sick bay. He sent his family numerous gifts including shoes, blankets, and cigarettes. He also sends a Christmas card to his wife.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he is working the mess hall and training on a base in the Great Lakes. Some of the training included fire fighting, shooting on the rifle range, digging ditches, boat training, and lots of running. He includes a newspaper clipping of a group of Naval trainees putting out a fire in a simulation. He includes photos of him that he took even though he said "the line was 4 blocks long." He is looking forward to seeing his wife and family on June 22nd.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he is back in the hospital in the first half of June. He waits for the Red Cross to visit and determine if he had a sickness the base doctors could not diagnose and hopes to get discharged soon. The base was also visited by 8 girls from New York who put on a show for them. He describes how much he misses his family and hopes to see them soon considering he doesn't feel well enough to go to boot camp. The hospital doctor thinks men are coming up with fake illnesses in order to go home. He said that they were sending too many men home and the government stopped them, and have become very strict with sailors asking to be discharged even though they're not doing anything around the hospital. Prince goes back to duty June 17th, 1944. They work from 5 A.M. to 9 P.M. and get a half hour after each meal to smoke. Prince works in the mess hall and is given the duty of managing 10 men so he doesn't have to work as much. They have 5 phones for 60,000 men.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he chronicles his times in San Diego and his trips to Mexico. He includes a matchbox cover from Tijuana and his ration card. He got an extra job fixing up R.R. cars and gets paid 96 cents per hour. He's glad Roosevelt won the election, even though he wasn't able to vote. He had growths removed from his nose and he could breathe much better but the doctors didn't freeze them before operating to reduce the cost and he got plates in his teeth at the dentist. He also sends a birthday card to his daughter, Norma Jean for her 5th birthday. On Thanksgiving day, the base cooked a Thanksgiving meal, including turkey. He went to Ramona's Marriage Place and he includes a pamphlet from the house.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he chronicles his times in San Diego and his trips to Los Angeles and Mexico. He visits men in the army and says how glad he is that he's in the navy because their living conditions were poor and they didn't have a lot to eat. He attends the U.S.O shows when he is not on duty. His job is sitting at a gate and letting sailors in and out and confiscating items prohibited inside the base such as whiskey. He wishes to be home more than anything.

This folder contains letters from Clifford Prince to his wife, Irene, as he chronicles his time in San Diego, including his day trips to Mexico and Los Angeles. He sends his wife a birthday card and a postcard from Hollywood. He says how much he misses his family and writes a lot about the expensive prices of San Diego. He applied for a job as a Naval electrician and passed but didn't accept the position because he would have to stay in the navy for longer. He saw a few more shows, including Casanova Brown. He also visits the U.S.O who takes them out to the Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles and saw numerous stars including Humphery Bogart. He likes to spend time at the U.S.O. because he eats for free and goes to shows, ball games, and zoos and can rent a bed to sleep in for 75 cents. He includes cards and papers from the U.S.O. as well.