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June 3, 1947: In a letter to Pacific Stars and Stripes, enlisted men assigned to Japan urge the Army to lift its ban on marrying Japanese women. Congress eventually granted a one-month period in which veterans could marry Japanese women, resulting in 823 unions. Continue reading →

 Note: This is an encore post from 2005 that originally appeared on the 1947project. It was a tough problem for the armed services. In March, an Air Forces lieutenant at Tachikawa Air Base and “a beautiful Japanese girl” killed themselves … Continue reading →