A Five-Part Series
Part V: Lifelong romance born in a time of war
Guest Post by Rob Wilson
Hatfield Historical Society volunteer
Combat veterans will tell you there is nothing romantic about fighting in a war. But most would agree that wartime romances may begin when soldiers are away from the battlefield. And that romance in a time of war may blossom into marriage.
Take the cases of Jim Day and Peter Balise, whose WWI experiences were examined in Parts II and III of this series. Each of the Hatfield men met his bride-to-be while serving in the Army.
Hatfield Historical Society volunteer
Combat veterans will tell you there is nothing romantic about fighting in a war. But most would agree that wartime romances may begin when soldiers are away from the battlefield. And that romance in a time of war may blossom into marriage.
Take the cases of Jim Day and Peter Balise, whose WWI experiences were examined in Parts II and III of this series. Each of the Hatfield men met his bride-to-be while serving in the Army.
To read about their heart-warming stories, click HERE. And let us know what you think after you do. Also, if your parents or family members met during the war, tell us how!
 Jim Day sits on a Yonkers, NY, park bench in the fall of 1917, on the day he met the woman who, 14 years later, would become his wife, Marie Morris. (Photo courtesy of Susanne Day) |  Elma Guest, a 1917 grad of Smith College, would meet her future husband Peter Balise on the platform of a French train station on her way to relief work in Turkey in 1919. (Photo courtesy of Balise Family) |
