This collection contains papers, documents, and a scrapbook related to World War II veteran Mathias C. Helbach’s experience during the war in both the Mediterranean and European Theaters. Included is a history of the 9th Infantry during the African Sicilian Campaign, titled “Headquarters 9th Infantry Division APO 9” (1942); a photocopy of a manuscript about the 39th Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment titled “The Medicos Move Forward” (undated); and a document titled “Battalion Aid Station SOP” (undated). Helbach’s scrapbook contains 118 pages that are filled with mostly photographs and postcards from his time deployed in Africa, Sicily, England, France, and Germany.