This 1943 printed Christmas card, preserved in a serviceman's personal wartime photo album, is typical of the holiday greetings and menu covers distributed to U.S. military personnel serving overseas during World War II. Its holly-bordered design, incorporating the Great Seal of the United States and marching soldier figures, reflects the patriotic, morale-boosting ephemera produced for troops far from home during the war's darkest years. Project: 218465