Across the United States, the Red Cross assisted postal customers to assemble the Christmas parcels. Once a parcel passed the Red Cross inspection, the package was sealed, and the “coupon” was attached to serve as the address label. All parcels and letters addressed to AEF members traveled to New York City for processing and dispatching to the port of embarkation at Hoboken, New Jersey, for shipping to US military stations overseas.
Courtesy National Archives
Below: postal workers in New York sort numerous cards, postcards, and letters bound for the AEF by Christmas 1918.
