23 May 1932
United States
United States
- Construction of the Hotel Hershey began in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. ww2dbase [Hotel Hershey | Hershey, Pennsylvania | CPC]
26 May 1933
United States
United States
- Hotel Hershey began operations in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. ww2dbase [Hotel Hershey | Hershey, Pennsylvania | CPC]
17 Nov 1942
United States
United States
- French Ambassador to the United States Gaston Henri-Haye arrived at Hotel Hershey, his place of internment, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. ww2dbase [Hotel Hershey | Hershey, Pennsylvania | CPC]
21 Sep 1943
United States
United States
- The US State Department informed the manager of Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States that the Vichy French internees currently residing at the hotel would soon be transferred out. ww2dbase [Hotel Hershey | Hershey, Pennsylvania | CPC]
30 Sep 1943
United States
United States
- Former French Ambassador to the United States Gaston Henri-Haye was transferred out of Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States for his next place of internment in Warm Springs, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [Hotel Hershey | Hershey, Pennsylvania | CPC]
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