COPYRIGHT BYPictorial Bureau1922
COPYRIGHT BYPictorial Bureau1922
To the Six Hundred Thousand MenWho Served in the United States Navyand Marine Corps in the World WarManning more than two thousand vessels—Operating with Allied Navies from the Arctic to the Adriatic—Transporting troops and supplies across the Atlantic—Protecting ships from attack and destruction—Driving off and defeating the murderous submarines,You made safe the seas, andKept open the Road to France, so that,Of all the vast Army sent overseas,Not one soldier on an American troop-shipLost his life on the way to France.Fighting with the Army, your comrades,The Soldiers of the Sea, won fame inHard-fought battles that saved Paris,Drove back the German hordes, andWon for Humanity Complete and Glorious Victory.In recognition of your splendid service, your dauntless deeds, this work is dedicated by one who was sometime your commander and always your shipmate.
To the Six Hundred Thousand Men
Who Served in the United States Navyand Marine Corps in the World War
Manning more than two thousand vessels—
Operating with Allied Navies from the Arctic to the Adriatic—
Transporting troops and supplies across the Atlantic—
Protecting ships from attack and destruction—
Driving off and defeating the murderous submarines,You made safe the seas, andKept open the Road to France, so that,Of all the vast Army sent overseas,Not one soldier on an American troop-shipLost his life on the way to France.
Fighting with the Army, your comrades,The Soldiers of the Sea, won fame inHard-fought battles that saved Paris,Drove back the German hordes, andWon for Humanity Complete and Glorious Victory.
In recognition of your splendid service, your dauntless deeds, this work is dedicated by one who was sometime your commander and always your shipmate.