Papers, 1916-1917.

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Papers, 1916-1917.

Papers of a Madison, Wisconsin resident concerning his service as a volunteer driver with Section I of the American Ambulance Field Service during World War I. Included are miscellaneous correspondence, orders, biographical newsclippings, handwritten and annotated maps, and photographs. The photographs concern both his wartime service and his family.

photographs.

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Plow, Richard H., 1894- .

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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 ...