I think you should play detective and see if you can find the family. What a heartbreaking way for a mom to find out such news and for such a war. I am a real history buff and would love to know, did he come home, who was Amelia, is he or his mom still alive, ect.? I bet to his family those may be treasures. He also had lovely penmenship. His mother must have felt him close keeping them in the sewing cabinet.