In 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and sent troops to join the Allied armies. This greeting from King George V of Great Britain acknowledges and thanks the American soldiers for joining in the “great battle for human freedom” (World War I, 1914-1918) In April of 1918, one of these soldiers, Edward Roswell Wirt (1891-1942), attached a handwritten message to the official greeting, which he mailed to his fiance in America, Emily Gladys Bartlett, telling her that he had arrived safely in England.
King George the 5th of England. WWI Message to Edward Roswell Wirt. 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-022/. Accessed on October 17, 2024.
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