United States Army

Map showing Armagh Road Presbyterian Church, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Armagh Road Presbyterian Church, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Church Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Armagh Road Presbyterian Church, Portadown, Co. Armagh welcomed members of the United States Army to a special service of gospel songs on 2nd April 1944.

Map showing Bannvale House, Gilford, Co. Down

Bannvale House, Gilford, Co. Down

10 Moyallan Road, Gilford, Co. Down

Bannvale House, Gilford, Co. Down hosted elements of 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry, United States Army as they entered the European Theatre of Operations.

British Pathé – Mr. Winant visits US Army camps in Northern Ireland

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19th February 2020

Mr. John G Winant - American Ambassador to Britain visits troops of the American Expeditionary Force in their Nissen Hut camps in Northern Ireland in 1942.

British Pathé – Settling In – American Troops in Northern Ireland

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19th February 2020

American troops of the United States Army settling into life in Northern as they prepare with basic training for the European Theatre of Operations in 1942.

Civilians stabbed in fight with American GIs in Donegall Street, Belfast

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20th March 2019

On 20th March 1943, three Belfast men received stab wounds in Donegall Street in the city after becoming involved in a fight with some American soldiers.

Map showing Gilford Masonic Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford Masonic Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

138 Stramore Road, Gilford, Co. Down

During the Second World War, troops from the United States Army's 6th Cavalry had a base in the Gilford Masonic Hall on Stramore Road, Gilford, Co. Down.

Map showing Gilford Orange Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford Orange Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

45 Stramore Road, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford Orange Hall on Stramore Road, Gilford, Co. Down saw the arrival of an Advance Detachment of 6th Cavalry, US Army in 1943 before the unit's arrival.

Map showing Gilford Royal British Legion Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford Royal British Legion Hall, Gilford, Co. Down

Mill Street, Gilford, Co. Down

During World War Two, troops from the United States Army's 6th Cavalry had a base in the Gilford Royal British Legion Hall, Mill Street, Gilford, Co. Down.

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Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

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1st April 2020

With an introduction by Walter Kronkite, who spent time in Ireland, 'Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland' tells the tale of a special relationship.