Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/15402
In 1940, Ward Chamberlin was studying at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. By late 1941, real-world international affairs had completely overtaken his formal education. On the recommendation of a professor, he joined the American Field Service as an ambulance driver, eventually working his way up into positions of greater responsibility. Witnessing such events as the bombing of Cassino in the winter of 1943, where a good friend was killed right in front of him, Chamberlin's experiences would shape his future life in an unexpected way: he would serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the AFS for many years, eventually becoming its Chairman.
About this Item
Title
- Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr. Collection
Names
- AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
- Golobic, Eleanora
- Manger, Douglas
- Chamberlin Jr., Ward B.
Home State
- Rhode Island
Headings
- - Chamberlin Jr., Ward B.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - American Field Service (AFS) -- Personal Narratives
Form
- VHS
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Status
- civilian
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status: civilian
- Service History Note: Civilian graduated from Princeton University and the Columbia Law School. He served in the American Field Service (AS), the Ambulance Corps, because of a visual impairment disqualified him for regular military service. He was attached to the British 8th Army in North Africa and the British 5th Army in Italy. He was a major in the British Army and entered government service, being assigned to the Marshall Plan in France and England. After years of practicing corporate law, he worked for two decades in public television as Vice President and Managing Director of WNET 13 in New York City and retired Vice Chairman, WETA television PBS channel 26 in Washington, DC. He also served as the President of Chess-In-The-Schools program.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-21)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/15402
Cite as
- Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/15402), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video