7th September

On 7th September 1940, U.S.S. Block Island made its second and last visit to Belfast, unloading a cargo of fighter planes at Airport Wharf, Sydenham.

U.S.S. Block Island returns to Belfast

United States Navy Photograph 80-G-55524. Escort Carrier U.S.S. Block Island returns to Belfast with a cargo of Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. The barge in the foreground in named Brae. Photo taken on 7th September 1943. (U.S. National Archives).

Remembering the Fallen

Patrick Fogarty

Greaser

Having seen action in The Great War with the Army, Patrick Fogarty from Sailortown, Belfast joined the Merchant Navy in the Second World War.

William Abraham Simpson

Guardsman | 2723525

Guardsman William Abraham Simpson of Lurgan, Co. Armagh was only 20 years old at the time of his death in Belgium on 7th September 1944.

Joseph Hunter Smyth

Sergeant | 816010

Sergeant Joseph Hunter Smyth of Blackhill, Co. Londonderry served in the Auxiliary Air Force before his untimely death on 7th September 1941.