This letter is in regard to him coming home in four weeks, a guy he served with knowing another soldier who was wounded, and him not writing enough.

This letter is in regard to wanting to move out and get married, Ruby, getting a Purple Heart, saying he will be glad when the war is over and complaining about it and his rank, and having nightmares due to the war.

This letter is in regard to putting in for and getting denied leave, Eleanor Roosevelt going to the doctor for a mole on her hip, his head and stomach hurting, and his parents being in town.

This letter is short and does not mention much about his happenings in the Navy. This letter is in regard to coming home for a visit, sending his laundry home to be fixed, and not knowing what to write.

This letter is in regard to boys coming back to duty after leave, the person who he hitch hiked to Birmingham, Alabama from Memphis, Tennessee with leaving, and sharing a story about a guy who was having problems with his clothes breaking and falling down. He also wrote mundanely about the weather, his clothes, and getting his laundry back.

This letter is in regard to getting leave, asking for duty to leave the Memphis Naval Hospital, not being in a good mood when writing a letter and apologizing for it, and conversation about Ruby and Daphne.

This letter is in regard to there being a new doctor, writing papers and liberty lists for his job, and not knowing what kind of duty he will get next.

This accession contains correspondence from Carl Holbrook (twenty-nine letters, four postcards, and seven empty envelopes). Two of the letters are copies while the rest are originals. The letters were written to Holbrook's parents, Alline Hollbrook and C. E. Holbrook, in Fort Payne, Alabama.

This letter is in regard to being home for the weekend and being transferred soon.

This letter is in regard to his old Executive Officer sending an advancement for him for duty, and hoping he can go up for First Class.