History of the
American Field Service in France

"FRIENDS OF FRANCE", 1914-1917, TOLD BY ITS MEMBERS

 

 

Illustrations

VOLUME III

SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR JUSSERAND

CAPITAINE AUJAY

COMMANDANT MALLET --- C. LeRoy Baldridge

A T.M. SECTION HALTED "EN ROUTE"

TROUPS PASSING A T.M. CONVOY AT JOUAIGNES

A CORNER OF THE CAMP AT DOMMIERS

BRINGING WATER FOR THE TRAINING-CAMP

THE TRAILER "DORMITORIES" OF THE TUFTS COLLEGE UNIT AT JOUAIGNES

 
THE INSIGNIA OF GROUPE GENIN OF THE CAMION SERVICE

TRENCH MATERIAL AND A DUST-COATED DRIVER

AT WORK ON THE CAMION AFTER CONVOY

AT THE BAZOCHES RAIL-HEAD

TRAILER SLEEPING-QUARTERS IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF SOISSONS

MUD --- A SLIP --- AND IN THE DITCH

THE DUSTY OPEN ROAD

 
INSIGNIA FROM A GROUPE HÉMART TRUCK

THE REVIEW AT JOUAIGNES, JULY 4, 1917

LOADING SHELLS AT A MUNITIONS DUMP

LUMBER BEING LOADED FOR THE TRENCHES

THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORT SECTION AT 21 RUE RAYNOUARD

AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED BY VETERAN FRENCH DRIVERS

MESSING IN THE OPEN AT JOUAIGNES

HOW BIG GUNS WERE LOADED ON THE TRUCKS

A PRECEDENT! THE FIRST TRUCK CONVOY OF TANKS

THE INSIGNIA OF THE FIELD SERVICE

FACSIMILE PAGE OF THE FIELD SERVICE BULLETIN

AN INSPECTION TRIP IN ALSACE

LA MÉDAILLE MILITAIRE FRANÇAISE

CAMION CARAVAN!

SOLDIERS AND AMBULANCES IN A FLEMISH TOWN, 1915

THE ARRIVAL OF THE TWENTIETH CORPS AT VERDUN, 1916 ---Lieutenant André Fraye

UNDER WAY --- WITH SHELLS FOR THE FRONT
  C'EST LES POILUS --- George W. Hall

ENDLESS CONVOYS PLODDING THROUGH THE NIGHT --- Charles Hoffbauer

ARRÊT DU CONVOI


THE CHATEAU AT CHAVIGNY FARM USED AS HEADQUARTERS IN 1917

"FOR TWO SHALL HAVE TROD ONE MEASURE --- Waldo Peirce
"THERE IS NO SPEED LIMIT FOR STAFF CARS"
  "CORVÉE" = K.P.

 
WHAT SHORTAGE OF GASOLINE NEARLY DID
  "LE VIEUX!"
  "UN PETIT PEU D'ESSENCE POUR MON BRIQUET?"
  "I HEARD THE KLAXON START GOING"
  "EVERY SERVICE MAN IS HIS OWN FRANK SIMONDS"
  "COME INTO OUR BARRACKS ON A COLD WINTER EVENING"
  DULL HOURS OF "REPOS"
  "THE 'PINARD' GENTLEMAN WHO MANS THE HOSE"
  "WIR HABEN ÉVACUÉ TOUS LES BUVETTES"
FACSIMILE OF THE COVER OF THE IPPÉCOURIER OF SECTION FOUR

 
FACSIMILE OF A PAGE OF "SOIXANTE-NEUF"
  "IT'S NIX ON THE HEROIC STUFF FOR ME"
  "PIN YOUR FAITH TO HENRY F'S OLD HUNK O'TIN
  "FRENCH HORSES DON'T EVEN COMPREHEND THEIR OWN LANGUAGE"
  IT'S A SLEEPY, DEADLY LIFE ---'EN REPOS'"

FACSIMILE OF ARMISTICE DAY LETTER TO THE MEN OF THE SERVICE---A. Piatt Andrew

THE STAIRWAY ENTRANCE HALL OF 21 RUE RAYNOUARD

THE FIELD SERVICE MEDAL

THE SWISS CHALET IN THE GARDEN OF "21"

THE FIELD SERVICE DIPLOMA --- Bernard Naudin

MEMORIAL SCROLL --- Guy Arnoux
FIELD SERVICE CHIEFS OF STAFF

 
LA CROIX DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR
  SECTION LEADERS
(Townsend, Salisbury, Hill, Perry, Mason, and Burr)
  SECTION LEADERS
(Suckley, Iselin, Read, Muhr, Henderson, and Glazier)
  SECTION LEADERS
(Neftel, Kurtz, MacPherson, Hyde, Wheeler, and Wallace)
  SECTION LEADERS
(Allen, Richmond, Battershell, Vosberg, Ware, and Kitchell)
  SECTION LEADERS
(Sponagle, Rice, Nourse, Walker, Butler, and Putnam)
  SECTION LEADERS
(Speers, Westbrook, Tinkham, Daly, Kennedy, and Cadman)
  CAMION SECTION LEADERS
(Houston, Robinson, Browning, Dougherty, Dunham, and Gile)
  CERTIFICATE OF CAR SERVICE


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