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First American soldier lands on NZ soil

First of many: Sergeant Nathan E. Cook, 37th Infantry Division, comes down the gangway at Prince’s Wharf in Auckland to become the first American soldier to step onto New Zealand soil, 13 June 1942.

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US National Archives

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First American soldier lands on NZ soil, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/first-american-soldier-lands-nz, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated

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