The first troops of the United States Army to enter the European Theatre of Operations landed at Dufferin Dock, Belfast, Co. Antrim on 26th January 1942.
307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion in Northern Ireland
In November 1943, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion arrived in Northern Ireland finding themselves throughout the province in the run up to D-Day.
552nd Quartermaster Railhead Company in Northern Ireland
From November 1943, 552nd Quartermaster Railhead Company of the United States Army had bases in Gough Barracks, Co. Armagh and in Seskinore, Co. Tyrone.
A GI Bride wedding at a Presbyterian church took place in secret between Private First Class Herbert Cooke and Miss Thelma Smith of Belfast, Co. Antrim.
British Pathé – Atlantic Crossings Make History (1942)
A pair of Atlantic crossing make history as Churchill visits the United States before the first contingent of American GIs arrive in Belfast, Co. Antrim.
British Pathé – Eleanor Roosevelt’s Tour Of Northern Ireland (1942)
Eleanor Roosevelt's tour of Northern Ireland took place on 10th-11th November 1942. The First Lady spent much of her time with US Forces in Co. Londonderry.
10th November 1942 marked the arrival of US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Northern Ireland. She carried out a whirlwind 2-day tour of Belfast and Derry.
An audience at the 2008 American Vetereans' Center conference hear the story of Jack Agnew's D-Day jump. Born in Belfast, Jack was in "The Filthy Thirteen".
On 23rd November 1943, a directive from the US Army established Quartermaster Depot Q-111 at Belfast, Co. Antrim with subordinate depots throughout Ulster.
