World War II records, [ca. 1939-1945]

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World War II records, [ca. 1939-1945]

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Included is correspondence, primarily that of Stephen Galatti, AFS's second Director General; reports, photographs, drivers' letters and diaries from the field, lists of drivers, press releases, clippings, information pamphlets, newsletters, bulletins, recruitment posters, and other printed material, and awards, insignia, and other memorabilia. These relate to the planning for the reactivation of the AFS at AFS headquarters in New York, driver personnel matters, recruitment, public relations, fund raising, overseas transportation, casualties, tributes to drivers, and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the administration of the AFS, and to AFS's operations in France, the Middle East, the Central Mediterranean region, India/Burma, and with the British Liberation Armies. Of note are correspondence, clippings, and photographs relating to the AFS's participation in the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp in 1945.

ca. 42 linear ft.

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France. ArmeĢ€e

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Galatti, Stephen

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Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

American Field Service

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The American Field Service (AFS) was founded in 1914 as a volunteer ambulance corps. It served with the French Armies in World War I. In 1939 the American Field Service volunteer ambulance service was reactivated. It served first with French forces in France, then with British forces in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and India/Burma. From the description of World War II records, [ca. 1939-1945] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155490917 The American Field ...