World War Two
In December 1941, HMS Vimiera was adopted by the civil community of Sandbach, Cheshire, following the successful Warship WeekNational Saving campaign. Following the entrance of the United States of America to the Second World War, GIs were billeted in the area around their Headquarters in the Wheatsheaf Public house, located in the town centre.
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