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This folder contains four letters written to Mckee Sr. during the period. One letter was written by the former navigator of Mckee's B-17 bomb crew, Lieutenant Chris Allison, after his release in 1945.

This folder contains letters from Harold Humphries to Hazel.

This folder contains letters and a v-mail from H.D. "Harold" Gunn to Hazel. In his early letters, he asks about mutual friends and talks about his placement in England during the war. In 1951, he sent a long letter which updated Hazel on his life, including his work and family.

This folder contains letters from Margaret to Thomas.

This folder contains two letters sent to Hazel. The first is from Mrs. Hawthorne Daniel or "Nelle," who thanked Hazel for caring for her husband in Calcutta. The 1948 letter is sent from Mr. Hawthorne Daniel, who is hoping to catch up with Hazel and also tells her about a book her has written about his experience during the war. He also includes news clippings about his lecture series on the subject.

This folder contains letters from E. Thomas Gilliard to Margaret as he traveled to Lamao, Bataan, in New Guinea, at Angel Falls, Venezuela, in British Guiana, Bangkok, Thailand, and Brisbane, Australia.

Descriptions of Cannes, Marseille, and Villejeuif, France. Program for Carmen at the Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, Paris. He receives orders to go to Camp Phillip Morris to be discharged and boards the ship "Washington." He receives a signed letter from J. Edgar Hoover regarding his fingerprints. Travels from Fort Dix then to a position at the San Antonio Health Center in Huntington Park, CA. Discusses the number of child polio sufferers. Descriptions of various communities: Compton, San Fernando, Venice Beach, and Ocean Park as well as trips to Mexico.

This folder contains a single typed letter from Herbert Colker to Joan Denman at the Florida State University Department of History, several photocopied documents from Herbert's military service, and one newspaper clipping.

This folder contains letters of commendation from the Office for the U.S. High Commissioner for Austria, the Office for the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, the public information office of Berchtesgaden Recreational Area, the European Recreation Society, the Headquarters 3rd Brigade 24th Infantry Division, and the headquarters of the Southern Area Command.

This folder contains 34 letters responding to ads Carl Lyren published in Old Breed News and other locations. In the ad, Lyren expressed that he wanted to hear of the experiences of veterans from the battle of Peleliufor a book he was writing and requested veterans send their name, address, telephone number, and number of unit on Peleliuand he would contact them further with specific questions. Some of the responses contain only that information and are written on postcards or typed on slips of paper folded once and tucked into envelopes. Other responses span several pages and recount personal stories of closes calls or reiterate how their expectations of this battle were of a much shorter engagement. Also included in this folder is a clipping of the ad, copies of a few responses Lyren sent, three letters from a Gold Star mother, copies of book reviews, an excerpt from LIFE magazine, and two photographs.
The overall sentiment of the veterans in their letters is that of offering their help in any way possible; in addition to their own accounts, they recommend books and articles, offer personal photographs, share the names and contacts of others that should be contacted and generally commend Lyren for the undertaking.