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THE „YANKEES“ IN TOWN

Snack bar at Waller Field, the main Army Air Force base in Trinidad, 1944 - courtesy National Archives

THE „YANKEES“ IN TOWN

There were US bases in T&T with 135 000 Americans stationed on the island, being regularly entertained by Calypsonians with bands.