American Field Service application records 1917-2007 1985-1995

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American Field Service application records 1917-2007 1985-1995

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1930

The American Field Service Application Records comprise the history of an application filed in 1990 by American Field Service veterans of World War II for retroactive recognition as United States Army servicemen by the Pentagon under provisions of the G.I. Bill of 1977. The collection also contains research materials and publications relating to the history of the American Field Service during both world wars. The records, comprised of original documents, as well as photocopies thereof, were amassed by Joseph Porter Brinton, III, an ambulance driver with the American Field Service during World War II, who compiled the guide for their use.

15 linear feet (16 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351771

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Brinton, Joseph Porter.

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Joseph Porter Brinton, III, was a member of Yale College, Class of 1945W. He received a BBA from Baruch College City University, New York, in 1957. Brinton was an ambulance driver with the American Field Service during World War II. The American Field Service was established in 1914 as a volunteer ambulance corps. Its members, largely recruited from American colleges and universities, served in wartime Europe, primarily France. From the guide to the American ...