The Snapshots in Time Collection
WWI 'Soldiers Mail' Envelope from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, Co. B, 30th Engineers, AEF France, to Mrs. J.A. Wagener, Ceres, California
This envelope, marked 'Soldiers Mail,' carried a letter from Private Willis W. Wagener of Company B, 30th Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, serving in France during World War I, to his family in Ceres, California. The free postage privilege for AEF servicemembers allowed soldiers overseas to maintain vital contact with loved ones back home throughout the war. Project: 218270