An appreciation by the wartime Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia [n.d.], London, to the American Field Service in Burma.

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An appreciation by the wartime Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia [n.d.], London, to the American Field Service in Burma.

Describes John Parkhurst's participation in the "A" Platoon of the American Field Service, and praises that platoon's work in India.

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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 ...

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979

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1916 midshipman; 1918 1st lieutenant; 1932 commander; 1942 chief of combined operations; 1942 acting vice-admiral; 1943 acting admiral and supreme commander designate, south east Asia; 1946 rear-admiral; 1947 Viceroy of India; 1947-1948 Govenor-general of India; 1949 vice-admiral; 1950 4th sea lord of the Admiralty; 1954 1st sea lord of the Admiralty; 1956 admiral of the fleet; 1959-1965 chief of defense staff; 1965 Governor of the Isle of Wight. Honours: 1920 MVO; 1922...

Parkhurst, John, d. 1945.

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