Re: Fw: Draft classification question

Stephen Graham <grahams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
wjhopwood@xxxxxxx wrote:
The vast majority of
Japanese-Americans of military age
at the time were dual citizens and thus not only U.S. citizens
by birth but also, under Japanese law, Japanese citizens by birth.

Under German and Italian law, all first-generation, US-born children
were automatically dual citizens as well.

The German and Italian dual citizens were not classified as Enemy Aliens
for draft purposes.

In _Up Front_, Bill Mauldin talks about serving with a German national
in the US military in Italy.

Mike

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