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Native Americans
A higher percentage of Native-American males between the ages of 21 and 44 served in uniform than did from the general population. Their most heralded contribution came from the Navajo Code Talkers. Transmitting unbreakable military messages in their tribal language, the Navajos showed the strength of America's diverse culture.
A higher percentage of Native-American males between the ages of 21 and 44 served in uniform than did from the general population. Their most heralded contribution came from the Navajo Code Talkers. Transmitting unbreakable military messages in their tribal language, the Navajos showed the strength of America's diverse culture.
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Joe Medicine Crow was born October 27, 1913 on the Crow Indian reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana. One of his grandfathers, White Man Runs Him, was a scout for George Armstrong Custer before the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Another grandfather, Medicine Crow, was a legendary tribal chief. Joe . . .
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Joe Medicine Crow of the Crow Indian tribe when he was in his early 20s.
Source: Joe Medicine Crow
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A photograph of Joe Medicine Crow, member of the Crow tribe, during his college years.
Source: Joe Medicine Crow
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As a Native American, Joe Medicine Crow encountered no discrimination.
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Hand-to-hand combat with a German soldier had a surprise ending.
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General Douglas MacArthur stands in the middle of five soldiers from four different Native American tribes. The soliders serve in one U.S. Army unit and represent the Pima, Pawnee, Chitmatcha, and Navajo tribes. January 19, 1944.
Source: National Archives / Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
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Kay Lamphear, half American Indian and half Scotch-Norwegian, joined the growing army of American women war workers. Employed by a large mid-west supercharger plant, this 21-year old former costumer's model operates a punch press, machining diaphragm blades for airplane engines. October 1942. Credit: Office of War . . .
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (66-312(76))
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The first 29 Navajo Code Talkers recruits are sworn into the U.S. Marine Corps at Fort Wingate, NM.
Source: National Archives
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Navajo Code Talkers were among the Marines who led the first assault on the Pacific island of Saipain. June, 1944.
Source: national Archives (ARC Identifier 532526)
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