Samuel P. Fay's Diary (2) | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Samuel P. Fay's Diary (2)

1915 July 6- August 27

This diary details Samuel P. Fay's experience with the American Ambulance Field Service (later to be known as the American Field Service, abbreviated “AFS”) with Section Sanitaire [États-] Unis (SSU) 1 in Belgium relating to retrieving wounded from postes de secours, German artillery bombardments, the novelty of airplanes, the maintenance of the motor pool, and general impressions of the war, including movements of British, French, and Belgian troops as well as descriptions of trench design.  The diary includes mention of other ambulance drivers and staff, including AFS founder A. Piatt Andrew and  fellow volunteer Joshua G.B. Campbell.

Unbound diary containing 40 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper. The pages are typed on one side. Digital Description: Also available as high resolution JPEG and TIFF files.

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Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Samuel P. Fay Collection, 1915-1936 Box 1

Photographed by staff at The Center for Jewish History in New York, NY in 2015.

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