Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, 1945 May

This collection consists of a typescript memoir entitled "Set Condition One" by Storekeeper Morton Levine on USS San Diego during WWII, circa 1943-1946. In the memoir, Levine recollects his crew's participation in many invasions and battles in the South Pacific theatre. These include the U.S. invasion and occupation of the Marshall Islands, Truk Lagoon, the Philippines, and Pearl Harbor. He also shares his longing to return home, thoughts of loneliness and desolation while at sea, and hope that the war would ensure longlasting peace.

Other documents include two editions of the Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin from May and June 1945, as well as research documents pertaining to the USS San Diego and other World War II Atlanta-class cruisers.