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On 31 January 1943 a number of wounded patients were awarded the Purple Heart for bravery in action at the US naval base hospital at Silverstream, Upper Hutt.
Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F 82240 1/2
Photographer: John Pascoe
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