This memorandum from Frank C. Hershberger to the Port Surgeon of the New York Port of Embarkation (NYPE) provides comments about a proposed transfer of veterinary activities from NYPE to 2nd Services Command. It contains details on the role and responsibilities of the Port Veterinarian, a role which Hershberger held at the time. Hershberger concludes that the services should not be transferred.

This memorandum from Frank C. Hershberger to the Surgeon General of the Army, Veterinary Division, Brig. Gen. R.A. Kelser, notes that a historical narrative of the Port Veterinarian's Branch, New York Port of Embarkation in Brooklyn, New York, is attached. The historical narrative covers December 8, 1941 to June 30, 1945. The documents include two historical narratives and two statistical reports.