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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.