Edward J. Kelley, 1916
On the evening of September 23, 1916, AFS volunteer ambulance driver Roswell Sanders took Edward J. Kelley, a newly-arrived volunteer, out on the road near Verdun, France. Verdun was the…
History
Marsh’s Marauders, 1945
This photograph shows AFS volunteer William Boardman Kinter waiting on the Kalaw Staircase for casualties in Burma in 1945. Kinter and his AFS friends referred to themselves as “Marsh’s Marauders,”…
The Enduring Legacy of Richard Nelville Hall
Richard Nelville Hall volunteered for AFS immediately after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1915. In a letter to his parents, he stated that “the greatest inducement to going over [to…
AFSers at the Washington Monument, 1978
In 1978, the AFS students hosted in the United States converged on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. the day before their Departure Day. More than 1,000 students, chaperones, and…
From AFS to the Lafayette Escadrille
After a recent renovation, the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial was rededicated on April 20, 2016 in the presence of dignitaries from France and the United States. The famed Escadrille Américaine (Lafayette…
AFS Janus: Spring 2016 Issue
The Spring 2016 issue of the AFS Janus magazine is now available online! This issue features The Enduring Legacy of Richard Nelville Hall, the first AFS ambulance driver to be killed…
My Grandfather, the Pacifist
Conrad Wilson, a Quaker and conscientious objector, volunteered as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in 1944. He spent months on the Italian front with 485 Company, and…
Bunny Hop, 1954
The photograph above shows Americans Abroad Summer Program participants doing the Bunny Hop at a ball in West Berlin in 1954. The ball was held in the cafeteria at the…
Obstacle Dodging, 1917
During World War I, many AFS ambulance drivers went to the May-en-Multien training camp, which was created to train incoming volunteers to handle and maneuver the ambulances (including dodging obstacles),…