By Nicole Milano
Title: David S. Hendrick III Memorabilia Collection, ca. 1939-1945
ID: RG2/027
Creator: Hendrick, David S. (David Stewart) (b. 1914)
Extent: 0.42 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: This collection is partially processed. The memorabilia is arranged individually within a folder, and the national flag from the Third Reich is stored in a separate tube.
Languages: German
David Stewart Hendrick III was an American Field Service (AFS) ambulance driver during World War II. The David S. Hendrick III Memorabilia Collectioncontains three German medals (an Iron Cross, War Merit medal, and Faithful Service medal) and a pin from the Third Reich, the national flag of the Third Reich (flown over a German tank), a commemorative brass coin from the German Afrika Korps, an unidentified pin, and a clothing or uniform item with "Burma" embroidered in red,all of which were collected during or directly after his service with AFS.
The David S. Hendrick III Memorabilia Collection contains three German medals (an Iron Cross, War Merit medal, and Faithful Service medal) and a pin from the Third Reich, the national flag of the Third Reich (flown over a German tank), a commemorative brass coin from the German Afrika Korps, an unidentified pin, and a clothing or uniform item with "Burma" embroidered in red. The medals and coin were given to Hendrick by a German officer and three men from a tank crew he found stranded south in the desert in Tunisia, and the flag was given to him by the same officer after the war.
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 folder, 1 rolled tube
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research. Permission to access the national flag from the Third Reich should be obtained from the AFS Archives in advance.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Archives. In the event that this research becomes a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs is required. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition Method: The David S. Hendrick III Memorabilia Collection was donated to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs by Hendrick at an unknown date.
Appraisal Information: No items were deaccessioned, separated, or removed from the collection.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Date]; David S. Hendrick III Memorabilia Collection; Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, NY.
Processing Information: This collection was partially processed by AFS Archives staff at an unknown date, and again by Nicole Milano in May 2011 and 2017. Preliminary finding aid written and encoded by Nicole Milano in May 2011 under the scope of the 2010-2011 Basic Processing grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
