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Guam Reopens Schools As Marines Help Restore Education
Guam’s public schools, closed under Japanese rule, reopened in December 1944 with 6500 students enrolled. The island’s first high school graduation in four years drew Marines and service members to Plaza de Espana as girls in silk attended a gala ceremony marking a return to American education and life.
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