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.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: F 82240 1/2 Photographer: John Pascoe Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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'Awarding Purple Hearts to US servicemen, 1943', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/purple-heart-ceremony, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012
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