Washington Hall in Chorley, England was a USAAF Replacement Depot that became temporary home to thousands of American Army Air Forces personnel between 1942 and 1945.
The soldiers who came through the ‘Repple Depple’ at Washington Hall in Euxton were either arriving in Britain at the start of their duty or happy warriors on their way home to the United States. Find out all about the people, the place, their lives and their impact on Chorley in the new edition of “Greenhorns and Happy Warriors” by Euan Withersby.