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Cmitchell | 10:58 Wed 26th Mar 2008 | History

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What does GI stand for as in GI Bride?

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tonyav

GI is a term used in the american army for general infantry man.

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Thank-you!

Brilliant!

Not as easy to find on the net as I thought it would be - so a big thank you!!!

GI = Government Issue. My own mother was one such.

Ethel

Wiki is interesting on this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_%28military%29

Is it accurate though?

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=G.I.

This just muddies the waters further but more grist to your mill :-)

GI can also mean glycemic index, but generally GI Brides were women who married US servicemen during the second world war.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/jo urney/american_connection/burtonwood/gi_brides /brides.shtml

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