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A message for the Yanks in 1943: What do you know?

Posted on July 2, 2017 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve had another interesting enquiry in from Val Ainsworth, who last week sent in the lovely tale of her husband visiting the Station Hotel in Brownhills in the late 1940s – this time, she has a fascinating enquiry about a possible wartime American Army camp between North Birmingham and Brownhills.

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community | Tagged Brownhills local history, camp, Events, Local History, Military, Mill Green, New Photos, Things to do, US, Val Ainsworth, war | 6 Comments
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