![]() ![]() Major Basil Donlea MC and Montgomery-Hawick. Happy St Patrick’s day wishes for the troops from Maureen O’Hara. On the Major’s right is Lieutenant Campbell. St Patrick’s Day 1944-General Bernard presented the shamrock to Major de Longueuil (later awarded the MC). ![]() Patricks Day Dance and Celebration, 17 March 1942. While a piper plays, a special rum ration was issued to men of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to mark St Patrick’s Day in the Anzio Bridgehead, Italy, on 17 March 1944.Īmerican soldiers and Irish girls have a friendly chat during a St. Also, there were many Irish who fought during the war, the Irish guards for example were pivotal to many WWII operations.īelow are some pictures of St Patrick’s day celebrations during WWII. Besides that, there were a great number of allied soldiers who identified themselves as being Irish through their Irish ancestry. ![]() While the Republic of Ireland was neutral during World War II, Northern Ireland became an important Allied sea and airbase. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. ![]()
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