W. H. Honens photograph collection 1916-1917

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W. H. Honens photograph collection 1916-1917

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Depicts activities of the Stanford Unit of the American Ambulance Service during World War I in France and Albania.

2 album boxes; (0.8 linear feet)

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6653084

Hoover Institution Archives

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Honens, W. H., collector.

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United States. Army. Ambulance Service

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The United States Army Ambulance Service, also known as the USAAS, was created by presidential order May 18, 1917, for the duration of the "existing emergency." It incorporated the civilian volunteer units already in France: the American Field Service and the American Red Cross Ambulance Service. Col. Jones was the commanding officer; Lt. Col. McFarland was the executive officer. An included copy of the demobilization orders gives that date as Jan. 24, 1919. From the description of O...