Visit us at Balmoral Show from Wednesday 15 - Saturday 17 May 2025! Please note: The NIWM will be closed on Saturday 17 May 2025. We will reopen on Monday 19 May 2025 at 10am.

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American Presence

Between 1942 and 1945, it is estimated that around 300,000 American service personnel were either based in or passed through Northern Ireland.

Learn about the impact they had on local people, hear more about the first American who officially set foot in the European Theatre of Operations here in Belfast, and read the timeless advice given to each American soldier before they arrived in Northern Ireland.

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