David Theodore Nelson papers, 1914-1919.

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David Theodore Nelson papers, 1914-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754868989

Reports, printed transcripts of letters and diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief operations in OugreĢe, Belgium, during World War I; to American volunteers with the French ambulance service; and to American military activities during and after World War I.

1 ms. box, memorabilia.

eng,

fre,

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8133285

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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Nelson, David Theodore, 1891-1969

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Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1914-1915; member, American Field Service, 1915-1916; first lieutenant, United States Army, 1917-1919. From the description of David Theodore Nelson papers, 1914-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868989 English professor and local Republican Party official in Iowa. From the description of Papers of David T. Nelson, 1948-1958. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233107372 ...

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 ...

Commission for relief in Belgium

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Private organization for provision of relief to Belgium during World War I. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1914-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868092 Private American relief organization; affiliate of the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1939-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867226 Historic...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...