Yanks in Kernow WW2

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£5

Dates

Sat 27th June, 2026
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2:30 pm |
Refreshments served from 2pm.

About this event

An illustrated talk about the Americans in Cornwall in World War Two

Historian and author Phil Hadley presents an illustrated talk on the American forces in Cornwall prior to D-Day in World War Two. From doughnut dugouts to sausage camps, from Bob Hope to softball, from exercises to embarkation, this hour long presentation will give an overview of life in the county in 1943-44 focusing on the mid-Cornwall area.

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The venue is accessible to people with mobility issues. Grampound Village Hall is in the recreation ground on Fore Street, Grampound (the A390) midway between Truro and St Austell. The hall is behind Grampound with Creed Primary School. Satnav users: follow TR2 4SB What3words users: ///tagging.hypnotist.snore

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