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This folder contains letters written by Vincent Mazzoni and Leona Mazzoni to their sister Josephine Gaudio. The majority of the letters in this folder were written by Vincent. He described his travels to New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies early in his letters. He wrote about his plans once he returned to the US - to attend college. He wrote about his friends and the church services the army provided. He described the slowness of the mail process and the delay in receiving letters. He described the heat of the Netherlands East Indies and the fruits they ate. Vincent sent the money he made back to his sister to help support their siblings and his nephews. He included pictures of New Guinea to his sister and repeatedly asks how his nephews are.

This folder contains letters written by Vincent Mazzoni and Leona Mazzoni to their sister Josephine Gaudio. Vincent wrote about his plans for his money. He wished to have his money deposited into a bank account. He wrote to Josephine about how long it took for mail to arrive, and when it did - he received 5 or 6 letters at a time. He wrote a few V-Mail letters but they took even longer to arrive. So he decided not to use it anymore. He began sending his Christmas cards in November, to ensure that they're delivered in time. He used the same type of paper that the Japanese used, which shows Japanese symbols. Vincent wrote about his letter from Leona, who was stationed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Leona wrote to Josephine to check in on how everyone was doing and describe the work she was doing. Leona wrote to Josephine describing the food she ate. She wrote that she can't provide many details about where she's living though. Both Vince and Leona wrote to Josephine to check in on family life back home.

This folder contains Vincent Mazzoni's High School diploma. It also includes information relating to his funeral including the following:the sign-in booklet, newspaper clippings relating to the funeral and his life, religious memorabilia.

This folder contains images from the Santa Maria School of Flying and personal photographs from Dewey McClellan's service abroad, as well as Viola Smith's service.