World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Robert Wallace Herbert
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE (AFS) AND DROVE AN AMBULANCE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE WAR. THE AFS WAS A PRIVATE CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED AMBULANCE AND MOTOR TRANSPORT DRIVERS. IT WAS INITIALLY SELF-FUNDED AND LATER FUNDED IN PART BY THE NATIONAL WAR FUND WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OVERSEAS DRIVERS WERE PROVIDED A $20 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR SERVICE.