Title: Jansen K. Hoornbeck Collection, ca. 1917-1920
Arrangement
The photographic prints are housed in a bound album and appear to be arranged topically.
Abstract
Jansen Keeler Hoornbeck, who was born and raised in Ellenville, N.Y, served as an ambulance driver with Section Sanitaire [Etats-] Unis (SSU) 502 of the U.S. Army Ambulance Service during World War I. The Jansen K. Hoornbeck Collection consists of one photographic album containing prints taken and collected by Jansen K. Hoornbeck during his tour with the U.S. Army Ambulance Service in World War I.
Administrative/Biographical History
Jansen Keeler Hoornbeck, who was born and raised in Ellenville, N.Y, served as an ambulance driver with Section Sanitaire [Etats-] Unis SSU 502 of the U.S. Army Ambulance Service during World War I. Hoornbeck served in the battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 and received a Purple Heart when his ambulance was strafed by a German plane.
