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Yanks in New Zealand Find Warm Welcome After Pacific War
American troops rested in Auckland Wellington and surrounding areas after long campaigns in the Solomon Islands. GIs sampled New Zealand life with hamburgers milk shakes and tea, slept in Special Service camps, and enjoyed beer golf tennis and farm work. They formed ties with Kiwi hosts, exchanged slang and songs, and marveled at the open countryside and friendly towns as they awaited further deployment or return.
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New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Queens Street
Auckland
Coral
T-4
Joe Reilly Jr
Bristol
Jack String
Upper Darby
Navy
Domain Park
Western Springs
Red Cross
Rotorua
North Island
Wellington
San Francisco
South Island
Christchurch
Land Girls
Pukekohe