Primarily documents Jean Reeves' service in New Guinea and the Philippines with the American Red Cross from 1944 to 1946. Reeves briefly discusses her early life, including her education. She recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor, and shares her reasons for enlisting in the Red Cross. Of her time in training, she remembers receiving lectures on good conduct and learning club work. She goes on to discuss her work in service clubs in New Guinea and canteens in the Phillipines, including making ice cream, not having the electricity to make donuts, the typical work schedule, watching movies, dances and dates, USO shows, celebrating holidays, V-E Day and V-J Day, both of which she celebrated while in the Pacific Theater. Other service topics include: the lack of air conditioning, destruction in Manila, making tablecloths out of parachutes, frequent outbreaks of dengue fever and malaria, camping in Baguio, the effect of the war on soldiers, servicemens' treatment of Red Cross workers, scrounging for supplies, and Japanese soldiers in the Philippines. " Other topics include her opinion of President Franklin Roosevelt and President Harry Truman, her favorite songs and movies from the era, meeting her husband while stationed in the Pacific, the adjustment back to civilian life, and why her children didn't join the service.