The Snapshots in Time Collection
WWI Censored Military Mail Envelope, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F. France, to J.A. Wagener, Ceres, California
A censored World War I mail envelope sent by Pvt. 1st Class Willis W. Wagener of the 1st Gas Regiment, Chemical Warfare Service, A.E.F., to his father in Ceres, California, dated November 24, 1918 -- just weeks after the Armistice. The circular censor stamp reflects the strict wartime practice of officer review for all outgoing soldier correspondence. Project: 218170