American Ambulance Field Service photographs, 1917-1918.

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American Ambulance Field Service photographs, 1917-1918.

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Photographs documenting the experience of Ray E. Williams of the American Ambulance Field Service in France during World War I, 1917-1918. Included are images of troops, civilians, trenches, and observation balloons.

99 photographs (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924108

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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 ...

Williams, Ray E.

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Ray E. Williams was an environmental activist in Newport Beach, a city in Orange County, California. He was a member of the Friends of Newport Bay, serving as president from 1973 to 1976, and was a member of the Newport Beach City Council from 1976 to 1980. He also taught at California High School in Whittier for 12 years and then joined the faculty at Rio Hondo College as an environmental biologist. He worked to preserve Upper Newport Bay's wildlife and natural environment, eventually becoming ...