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MILITARY CHIT~ KAGNEW STATION, ASMARA ERITREA OFFICER'S MESS 25 CENTS circa 1965
MILITARY CHIT~ KAGNEW STATION, ASMARA ERITREA OFFICER'S MESS 25 CENTS circa 1965

MILITARY CHIT~ KAGNEW STATION, ASMARA ERITREA OFFICER'S MESS 25 CENTS circa 1965

$ 8.97

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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Eritrea

    Description

    MILITARY CHIT~ KAGNEW STATION, ASMARA ERITREA OFFICER'S MESS 25 CENTS circa 1965
    . Actual size 2" x 1".
    Kagnew Station
    was a U.S. Army
    installation in Asmara, Eritrea
    . The installation was established in 1943 as a U.S. Army radio station, taking over and refurbishing a pre-existing Italian naval radio station 'Radio Marina'
    after Italian forces based in Asmara surrendered to the Allies
    in 1941. Kagnew Station operated until April 29, 1977, when the last Americans left. The station was home to the United States Army's 4th Detachment of the Second Signal Service Battalion.