Why were they ordered to destroy letters with dates and addresses?

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Chadilac — 11 years ago(December 26, 2014 01:36 PM)

Was there a fear of specific retaliation via an invasion on those who wrote letters to soldiers?

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thatguy_78757 — 10 years ago(November 19, 2015 02:43 PM)

That and that each piece of info is like jigsaw puzzle piece that could come together to spoil major plans

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jporter-6 — 9 years ago(June 06, 2016 11:18 PM)

If you were captured, then the Japanese radio network, NHK, could broadcast the fact that you were captured and name your family members, and give your specific hometown address.
NHK frequently did this anyway, but the American policy was to cut down giving the enemy propaganda value regarding specific individuals.