United States. Army

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Six printed photographs along with their corresponding captions. All are scenes of Auckland 1943-1946, including the reveal of new U.S. army tugboats, the return of the 172nd infantry regiment, 43rd division and the United Nations day parade.

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A collection of receipts, order forms, negatives, photo prints and handwritten notes. The negatives are labelled in the handwritten notes as “208-AA-56XX-2 (U.S Army parades in New Zealand)”, “208-AA-276E-1 (New Zealand Coastal Defence)” and “111-SC-377567 (Troops of the 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Division marching to the railway station at Auckland)”. The order form is dated 10/14/2004. The photo print dates the U.S Army parade photo to 1/14/1943.

Scope and Contents A collection of newspaper clippings, printed articles, interviews, correspondence and a U.S. War department pamphlet. The collection covers a wide range of topics but the predominant focus is on the military. Some of these topics included: General remembrance; memorials and reenactments; chemical weapons; Australian Vietnam war returnees [interviews]; alcohol and drugs in the military; prisoners of war; the Afghanistan war; patriotism; disease and prostitution. The publication and subject...

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A series of modern U.S. and New Zealand army recruitment brochures. They outline the different roles and occupations within the army, the training involved and the extra opportunities for education and leisure. The publication date range is 1985-1986. The subject matter date range is c. 1973-1986.