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Generous DonationsHelp the AFS Archives GrowThe Archives of the American FieldService and AFS Intercultural Programs(AFS Archives) is grateful to its donorsfor their generous contributions ofeither objects or financial support.This support allows the AFS Archivesto continue to document the historyof AFS, to offer the highest standardsavailable to the researching public andto make the collections increasinglyaccessible.We would like to acknowledge thesupport of the individuals listed belowfor their recent donations to the AFSArchives:• Luman H. Tenney’s World War Icollection, including his handwrittendiary, clippings and AFS Bulletins,donated by his daughter-in-law,Shirley H. Tenney.• James H. Brewster’s collection ofWorld War II correspondence andseveral photographs, as well as alater compilation of poetry.• Arthur Howe, Jr.’s collection of WorldWar II papers and photographs. Alsoincluded were records, clippingsand newsletters from the studentexchange programs, includinghis time spent as president of theorganization.• H. Mather Lippincott’s World War IInewsletters and other papers,donated by his wife, MargaretLippincott. This material was addedto his collection in the AFS Archives,which included his “Kiwi” uniformfrom the war.James Brewster’s drawings from his wartime correspondence.• Elizabeth W. Bauer’s reports,newsletters, by-laws, and otherdocuments from 1968-1973related to the U.S. Returnee/Alumni Association.• Robin Miller’s collection ofpublications, newsletters,meeting minutes, and reportsfrom the former AFS-UK office.If you would like to contributepapers, records, photographs,memorabilia or other archivalmaterial to the AFS Archives,please contact Head ArchivistNicole Milano at archives@afs.orgor 212-479-1129. We welcomeyour contributions, especiallyas we move toward the 100thanniversary of the foundingof the American Field Service(2014-2015). If you are interestedin contributing financially to theupcoming projects for the AFSArchives (including digitizationof archival material for the Website), you may do so throughthe afs.org Web site (under the“Donate” tab), or by sending yourdonation via postal mail to: AFSIntercultural Programs, 71 West23rd Street, 6th Fl., New York, NY10011. If you would like to discussa possible donation, pleasecontact Carlos Porro at AFSIntercultural Programs by calling(212) 807-8686 ext 1921.James M.Beale, Jr.CM 43James MacArthur Beale, Jr. passedaway November 4, 2010. In 1943, at agenineteen, Beale volunteered as an AFSambulance driver with the British NinthArmy in Syria and then the Fifth Armyin Italy until his repatriation in February1944. Following the war, he completedhis studies at Harvard University, and in1947 he received a master’s degree inMusic from Yale University. Beale laterjoined the faculty of the School of Musicat the University of Washington andbecame a Composer in Residence atCarnegie Mellon University as well as amember of the American ComposersAlliance of New York City. Jamesis survived by his wife, Jane, threedaughters, four grandchildren and twogreat-grandsons.Robert F.SkillingsCM 41Robert Fraser Skillings passed awayon June 28, 2011, in Brunswick, ME.He was born on December 17, 1922,in Middlebury, VT. He put his studieson hold at Oberlin College in orderto volunteer his services as an AFSAmbulance Driver in the Italiancampaign from April 1943 until hisrepatriation in July 1945. His experienceduring the war inspired in him aninterest in international affairs, and heconsequently worked at the WorldBank for forty years until his retirementin 1987. Skillings was predeceased byhis wife, Sally, in 2009. He is survived byhis three children, three grandchildren,one niece and two nephews.AFS JANUS • FALL 2011 • 10
AFS WWII Ambulance DriversLast PostDavid A.Haller, Jr.IB 54Robert H.McCullochCM 43PeterMinnock-StewartIB 1, IB 45David Alexander Haller, Jr. passedaway on February 1, 2011, in Hyannis,MA. He was born on October 14,1923, in Rochester, NY. Haller wassent overseas as an AFS ambulancedriver in March 1945, where heserved in the Burma Campaignuntil his repatriation in Novemberof that same year. He graduatedfrom the University of Rochesterin 1948 and later worked for theLoomis Institute in Windsor, CT.He was an active member of theChatham Conservation Foundation inMassachusetts. Haller is survived bytwo nephews and a cousin.Peter E.SloaneME 32Robert Hathorn McCulloch passedaway on April 14, 2011. He was bornin Evanston, IL on April 27, 1924.He volunteered with AFS duringWorld War II in Syria, Lebanonand Italy, until his repatriation onSeptember 3, 1944. He attendedDenison University as a member ofthe Phi Gamma Delta fraternity andgraduated in 1947 with a degree ineconomics. McCulloch worked as asales representative for AmericanHospital Supply for twenty-five yearsand later became a member of theFirst Presbyterian Church in Granville,OH. McCulloch was predeceased byhis wife, Patricia, and his brothers,Hugh and Bruce. He is survived byfive nephews and four nieces.BulkeleySmith, Jr.ME 16, FFC, FR 1Peter F. Minnock-Stewart passed awayon November 1, 2011, in New Jerseyat the age of 87. Minnock-Stewartvolunteered with AFS in 1943 as partof the first unit serving with the BritishSoutheast Asia Command in Burma.After completion of his AFS service,he became the only known Americanto be commissioned as an officer inthe Indian Army Intelligence Corps.After resigning as a Lt. Colonel in 1946,Minnock-Stewart graduated from theUniversity of Virginia and worked for theFord Motor Company, several marketingand advertising agencies and IntellecticsSMB Corp. He is survived by his wife,Mary Ellen Dougherty, his daughter, son,son-in-law, granddaughter, brother andsister-in-law.EugeneVasilewME 32Peter Edison Sloane, grandsonof inventor Thomas Alva Edison,passed away on November 28, 2010.He was born on March 2, 1923, inOrange, NJ. Sloane was educated atthe Montclair Academy and PhillipsExeter Academy and attended YaleUniversity. Sloane volunteered as anambulance driver with AFS duringWorld War II and served in the Africanand Italian Campaigns before hisrepatriation on November 17, 1944.Sloane was placed on record forbeing mentioned in a Despatch fordistinguished service by the BritishSecretary of State for War for hisservices in World War II.Bulkeley Smith, Jr. passed away onJune 11, 2010, in Connecticut. He wasborn on March 11, 1921, in Worcester,MA. Smith postponed his studiesat Yale University to volunteer asan AFS Ambulance Driver with theFree French, attached to the BritishEighth Army, from December 1942,and from February 20, 1943, throughMay 1, 1943. He obtained a doctoratein Sociology and later joined thefaculty at Mt. Holyoke College,where he rose to become chairmanof the Sociology Department. Smithis survived by his wife, Helen, hisdaughter, two granddaughters, abrother and a nephew.Eugene Vasilew passed away on June12, 2011, in Summerville, SC, at age89. Vasilew volunteered with AFS inthe Western Desert and Italy beforehis repatriation in September 1944.He received his M.A. from the StateUniversity of Iowa and his Ph.D. fromOhio State University. Vasilew taughtat Lehigh University and BinghamtonUniversity, where he established therhetoric program, developed the firstaccredited course in Black Powerand Civil Rights, and organized thefirst Vietnam War protest “sit-in” oncampus. Vasilew is survived by his wife,two sons, one daughter, two daughtersin-lawand two grandchildren.AFS JANUS • FALL 2011 • 11
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