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Native Americans in the Military

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An Indian Technique: Code Talkers ___Here's a good discussion of the use of the Native Indian tongue for secure communications during World Wars I and II. - Text only - From OCMH Study 57, Military-Connected Contributions of American Indians to the Culture Heritage of the Nation, Prepared by William Gardner Bell - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/natam/code.htm

Cherokee Mounted Rifles ___Genealogists might find the information presented here useful to their family research. "These are partial Rosters of the Confederate Cherokee Soldiers. There are parts of Companies A - I, Cherokee Mounted Rifles." - Text only - From Ethel Taylor - http://rebelcherokee.tripod.com/chermtdrfls.html

The Civil War in Indian Territory ___Get brief overviews of Cherokee and Choctaw participation in the Civil War and a good account of the Confederate General, Stand Watie. - Text only - From Indian Territory - http://members.aol.com/ciiisiii/cherokeepage/cherokee2.htm

Congressional Medal of Honor ___Following a history of Native American participation in 20th U.S. military conflicts and a list of the five native Medal of Honor recipients, you'll find some excellent information about the Navajo Code Talkers in World War II. - Text only - From Medal of Honor - http://www.medalofhonor.com/NativeAmericans.htm 

Creek Indians in WWII ___The author has extracted information regarding Creek soldiers who fought in the U.S. military during World War II. It isn't a pretty website, but the data is there. - Text only - From Anne E. Gometz - http://www.rhus.com/ww2.html 

Fallen Warriors Remembered, Native American Military Heroes ___This page acknowledges the courage and heroism of Native Americans in U.S. wars and conflicts up to, and including, the current situation in Iraq. - Illustrated - From Medal of Honor -
http://www.medalofhonor.com/NativeWarriors.htm

Images of Indian Scouts ___These photos were taken at Ft. Huachuca in 1942. Click on any or all of them to see an enlarged image. - Illustrated - From the U.S. Army Center of Military History - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/natam/idnscts.htm

Indian-Citizen Soldier: Lieutenant Colonel Edward E. McClish ___ McClish was a guerrilla leader in World War II. "Colonel McClish played a personal part in contributing to the final victory in the Pacific." This brief page provides information about the man. - Text only - From the U.S. Army Center of Military History - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/natam/mcclish.htm

Native Americans in the U.S. Military ___"American Indians have participated with distinction in United States military actions for more than 200 years. Their courage, determination, and fighting spirit were recognized by American military leaders as early as the 18th century." From this page you can link to four related pages; three concern the Navajo Code Talkers and one lists Native recipients of the Medal of Honor.- Text only - From the United States Department of Defense - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-1.htm

Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts ___"One of the toughest units in the U. S. Army was the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts. This elite group was recruited in 1870 from black people living in Mexico. The army selected them for their superbly honed frontier tracking skills, superior marksmanship and first rate horsemanship. They served gallantly in Texas during the Indian Wars,
but today few people have heard of them." - 1 image - From Medal of Honor -
http://www.medalofhonor.com/IndianScouts.htm

Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts___"The Seminole-Negroes were descendants of escaped slaves. They settled among the Seminole Indians of Florida." Learn about their distinguished service in both the Mexican and United States armies and what became of them. - Text only - From the Superintendent, Fort Davis National Historic Site, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior - http://www.coax.net/PEOPLE/lwf/scouts.htm

Transmitting Messages in Choctaw ___This is a copy of a message sent from the Colonel of the 142d Infantry to the Commanding General of 36th Division, 23 January, 1919. It's in regard to the problem of Germans intercepting telephone communications and the possibility of using the Choctaw language to pass information. - Text only - From the U.S. Army Center of Military History - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/natam/wwi-choc.htm

United States Volunteers - Indian Troops ___This is an index of Native American units in the Civil War. - Text only - From "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/natam/dyer.htm 
 

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