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V-Mail postmarked June 1, 1945. From Mario Gatti to Leona Badia. Complete with envelope marked "War and Navy Departments."

This folder contains V-mail from Harold's mother, Lucy Blunk, sent to him while he was stationed in England from 1943 to 1945. Much like his wife, Lucy provides news of their family and friends in her letters as well as frequent encouragement to keep up morale. Similarly, she also wrote about the care packages she sent with clothes and presents, including a camera, to Harold. She wrote often about the movements of other enlisted family members and acted as a connection for them by passing along ever-changing wartime addresses. Lucy mentions to Harold when discussing possible future promotions in her September 8, 1944 letter was that his father, Frank, had served as a sergeant major of a "negro labor battalion" in World War I. She also comforts Harold over his growing hearing problems in her March 19, 1945 letter and informs him that it is not hereditary because his other deaf relatives had incidents that caused the issue, it did not develop over time.

This folder contains V-mail to Harold from known relatives who have been mentioned in other family letters and are present in census documents. The earliest letter is from Harold's sister-in-law, Janet, although it is not mentioned which brother she is married to, but she does, however, relay news of his wife and children to him. The next set of V-mail is from his younger brother, Chester (Chet), who served in the 15th Air Force possibly as a pilot and is mentioned often in other family letters. He wrote to Harold about his experience training in San Antonio, Texas and his injuries that delayed his deployment. Harold's older sister Lucille also sent V-mail to him while he was stationed in England. Her letters are mostly focused on her move out to California and the progress of her family. The last set of V-mail is from Harold's sister-in-law, Abby, who is married to his oldest brother Francis. Besides expressing concern over Harold, she wrote about a man, possibly her son, named Fidelis and his deployment in the South Pacific.

This folder contains more personal V-mail sent from Ruby to Harold while he was stationed in England. She often wrote about how much she and their sons missed him, especially around the holidays and birthdays. In several of her letters, she talks about the three of them feeling like Harold might walk through the door at any moment, or listening for his footsteps around dinner time. Ruby frequently wrote about her hope for the day when he would return and how lonesome she would be until he did. For example, in her January 20, 1945 letter, she mentioned feeling especially lonely after attending the wedding of some friends, without Harold to accompany her. Besides taking care of the children, Ruby often filled her days with shopping, visiting friends and fishing with her parents. By March 1945, Ruby often mentions her frustration with the rotation system since Harold never qualified to be sent home.

V-Mail postmarked March 4, 1945. From Mr. and Mrs. De Jausserand to Danny Badia.