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Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.079 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: England Type: Postcard Date: circa November 1918 Pagination: 1 postcard Height: 14 cm, Width: 9 cm Order a Copy

Sends his wife a quick note reassuring her he is happy and healthy and promises to write again once he is settled. Written on an American Expeditionary Force postcard.

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
World War I
Military History
Soldier's Letter
Global History and Civics
Foreign Affairs
World War I

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