Paul Charles Blum papers, 1858-1998 (inclusive).

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Paul Charles Blum papers, 1858-1998 (inclusive).

The papers consist of letters, many written by Paul Blum to his family during his service in the U. S. Army Ambulance Service with the French army, 1918-1919. Further correspondence with numerous associates through the time of his death in 1981 is included, as well as memorabilia, a biography, and printed material.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8022864

Yale University Library

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Blum, Paul C. (Paul Charles), 1898-1981

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Paul Charles Blum was born on March 31, 1898, in Yokohama, Japan, and spent his childhood in Japan, Switzerland, France, and New York City. Blum was a private in the Yale R.O.T.C. and enlisted in the U. S. Ambulance Service in 1917. He was sent overseas in 1918, and served with the French army from March 1918 to March 1919. Blum was awarded the Croix de Guerre on August 12, 1918. He returned to the United States in 1919 and graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, in 1921...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...