The Flying Squadron--The First American YMCA Contingent to Europe

Notes:

This is a photograph of the "Flying Squadron," American volunteers who answered John R. Mott's call for men to serve in the prison camps of Europe in the Summer of 1915. They were known as the "second contingent," following in the footsteps of Archibald Harte and C. V. Hibbard to establish the War Prisoners' Aid service. The eleven are on board the deck of a ship in the middle of the Atlantic, preparing to offer aid to young men in prison camps and hospitals.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, YMCA, War Prisoners' Aid, United States, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, Jr. In the Prison Camps of Germany: A Narrative of “Y” Service among Prisoners of War. New York: Association Press, 1920, ix.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/60