Indians in the War Collections

Wisconsin and Wyoming Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Wisconsin Richard J. Ackley, Chippewa, Italy Matthew Johnson, Winnebago, Europe Joseph Gravorette, Belgium Robert Duffy, Chippewa Joseph Matchoma, Menominee, France Donald J. Brisk, Oneida, France Robert A. Cornelius, Oneida, Germany Melvin Jordan, Oneida, France Marvin Johns, Oneida, France Joseph Ninhom, Oneida Joseph J. White, Winnebago, France Milan St. Germaine, Chippewa, France Thomas Soldier, Menominee, France Arnold Tepiew, Menominee, Burma Joseph Komanekin, Menominee, France James C. Ford, Jr., Chippewa, Italy … Read more

Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Utah Sammy Arrats, Ute, Tarawa Richard Burson, Ute, Iwo Jima Alfred Parriette, Ute, Pacific Harvey Natchees, Ute, Belgium Henry Drye, Paiute, Italy Washington James Wilson, Swinomish, New Guinea Harold Jackson, Clallam James R. Alexander, Lummi, France Howard A. George, Lummi, Germany Benjamin W. Hillaire, Lummi, Germany Anthony Jefferson, Lummi, France Bert H. Jefferson, Lummi, Philippines Forrest L. Kinley, Lummi, Philippines Charles Owens, Europe Bernard Bumgarner, Quinaielt, Europe William … Read more

To the Indian Veteran

The Congress and the state legislatures have passed many low providing various benefits for all veterans except those who have been dishonorably discharged from the armed services. Many of you know what these benefits one; but when you come home you will find at the agency someone who can tell you just how to apply for the benefits which you want, and what you must do to qualify. There is no distinction made between Indians and any other veterans. Every organization serving the veteran will serve you. Your Selective Service Board to which you report within ten days after your … Read more

South Dakota Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Guy L. Archambeau, Sioux (Yankton, USA Daniel L. Quickbear, Sioux (Rosebud), Africa Joseph Running Horse, Sioux (Rosebud), Peleliu Raymond Lodge Skin, Sioux (Rosebud), Germany Warren C. Bonnin, Sioux (Yankton), Guam Floyd Bear Saves Life, Sioux (Pine Ridge), France Philip G. Atkinson, Sioux (Rosebud), France Ruben E. Redfeather, Sioux (Rosebud), France Stanley C. Rogers, Sioux (Rosebud), Luzon Ole J. Johnson, Sioux (Sisseton), Germany James L. Janis, Sioux (Pine Ridge), Luxembourg … Read more

Oregon, Utah, Washington Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Oregon Raymond L. Enouf, Klamath, Pacific Roscoe Dick, Warm Springs, Philippines Gilbert Yahtin, Warm Springs, Belgium Wesley Morrisette, Walla Walla, Italy Utah Nelson Tonegates, Ute, Germany Ansel G. Wanzitz, Ute, France Washington Samuel C. Abrahamson, Colville, Manila Charles Schultz, Jr., Lummi, France Richard Wood, Clallam, Germany Roy Knight, Swinomish, Belgium John Bobb, Swinomish, Germany Melvin Ross, Muckleshoot, Italy Martin James, Snoqualmie, Luzon John H. Kittles, Lummi, Italy Herman John, … Read more

Oregon and South Dakota Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Oregon John Sampson, Cayuse-Umatilla, France Edson Chiloquin, Klamath-Modoc Roland Jackson, Klamath-Paiute LeRoy A. Moore, Klamath-Madoc Marvin J. Walker, Klamath John Jackson, Jr., Klamath South Dakota Theodore Taylor, Sioux (Flandreau), New Guinea Ralph Gullickson, Sioux (Flandreau) Aochen Warren Gullickson, Sioux (Flandreau), Leyte Woodrow Keeble, Sioux (Sisseton), North Africa Francis Adams, Sioux (Sisseton), Italy Joseph Gray, Sioux (Sisseton), Germany Leroy Heminger, Sioux (Sisseton), France Nathan Wilson, Sioux (Sisseton), Germany Floyd … Read more

Oklahoma Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Rudoph Allen, Tonkawa, Europe Oland Kemble, Pnoca, France Levi Horsechief, Pawnee, Europe Marcellus Choteau, Kaw, Philippines Gale New Moon, Ponca, Europe Lawrence Good Fox Jr., Pawnee, Europe James Armstrong, Jr., Caddo-Cheyenne, Pacific Francis Bates, Arapaho, Europe Harold S. Beard, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Aleutians Rubin Bent, Quapaw-Cheyenne, Europe Oliver Black, Cheyenne, Europe Richard Boynton, Jr., Cheyenne-Arapaho, Europe Roy Bullcoming, Cheyenne, Europe Richard Curtis, Jr. , Cheyenne, Mediterranean William M. Fletcher, , … Read more

Oklahoma Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Harold E. Rogers, Seneca, Europe Grant Gover, Pawnee, France Dennis W. Bluejacket, Shawnee-Cherokee, Europe George Choate, Jr., Cheyenne-Arapaho Charles Edward Harris, Pawnee, France Reuben Mashunkashey, Osage, Luxembourg Moses Red Eagle, Osage, Italy Mathson Whiteshield, Cheyenne-Arapaho Jim N. Chuculate, Five Civilized Tribes, Luxembourg Charles E. Sam, Five Civilized Tribes, Belgium Zack L. Smith, Ponca, Germany George D. Coons, Pawnee, Germany Cornelius Hardman, Jr. Ponca, Luxembourg James L. Douglas, Creek, Philippines … Read more

New York and North Dakota Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. New York Arthur Lazore, Mohawk, France Leonard Beaubien, Mohawk, France Friacis Billings, Mohawk, France Stanley Connors, Mohawk, Palaus Louis Martin, Mohawk, Europe Wilford Smith, Tonawanda-Seneca Orlando Scorgg, Â Tonawanda-Seneca, France Warren Spring, Tonawanda-Seneca Eugene Reuben, Tonawanda-Seneca Cortland Luna, Tonawanda-Seneca Marvin Crouse, Onondaga Randall Poodry, Tonawanda-Seneca, Tunis Edward Black, Onondaga, France Vincent Printup, Tuscarora Harrison Henry, Tuscarora William Mt. Pleasant, Tuscarora Frederick Schanandoah, Onondaga, Italy Chapman Schanandoah, Onondaga, Atlantic Clifford … Read more

New Mexico Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Hiram R. Brown, Acoma Pueblo Francis J. Johnson, Acoma Pueblo Manuel R. Cata, San Juan Pueblo Regorio Calabaza, Santo Domingo Pueblo Dempsey Chapito, Zuni Aresenio Sanchez Cyrus Mahkee, Zuni, Guam Jose B. Valdez, Isleta Pueblo Jose P. Lucero, Jemez Pueblo James Mitchell, Navajo, France Richard H. Marmon, Laguna Pueblo, Germany Ted Shashewannie, Zuni James D. Sice, Laguna Pueblo William J. Naranjo, Navajo, Sicily Ned Arviso, Marianas Walter H. … Read more

New Mexico Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. James Romero, Laguna Pueblo Alex Fragua, Jemez Pueblo, France Pablo Fragua, Jemez Pueblo Ben Quintana, Cochiti Pueblo, Philippines Anthony Mitchell, Navajo, France Osborne Sam, Navajo Jack Antonio, Acoma Pueblo, Germany Jose R. Lucero, Isleto Pueblo Alfonso G. Nahkai, Navajo, Palau Islands Aghe Beligoody, Navajo, France Silas Yazzie, Navajo, Italy Jim Tom, Navajo, France David Harvey, Navajo, Germany Bernard Dolan, Apache (Mescalero), Belgium Martin Aragon, Laguna Pueblo, France Kee Y. … Read more

Navajo Code Talkers

By MT Sgt. Murrey Marder Corps Combat Correspondent Reprinted by Admission of The Marine Corps Gazette Through the Solomon’s, in the Marianas, at Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and almost every island where Marines have stormed ashore in this war, the Japanese have heard a strange language gurgling through the earphones of their radio listening sets a voice code which defies decoding. To the linguistically keen ear it shows a trace of Asiatic origin, and a lot of what sounds like American double talk. This strange tongue one of the most select in the world is Navajo, embellished with improvised words and … Read more

Native Americans in World War 2

Six grandsons of the Reverend Ben Brave, Sioux Indian

Native Americans played the same rolls as many other Americans who entered into World War 2. They enlisted, fought in battles, suffered wounds, many were killed, some were captured, some received medals. Many of the women and men who didn’t go off to war, still participated at home, joining service groups and volunteering their time. This manuscript provides stories of these brave men and women Native Americans who fought for freedom during World War 2, casualty lists of injured, POW’s and KIA’s, as well as taking a brief look at the most important Navajo Code Talkers roll in WW2.

Montana, Nebraska and Nevada Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Montana Max Small, Cheyenne Edward Sam Bixby, Cheyenne Dale Spang, Cheyenne Jasper Tallwhiteman, Cheyenne Ben Bearchum, Cheyenne Robert Bigback, Cheyenne Russell Fisher, Cheyenne Elmore Limberhand, Cheyenne Arthur Youngbear, Cheyenne George Nequette, Blackfeet, Europe John McKay, Blackfeet, Italy Frank Baker, Blackfeet, Italy John A. Gobert, Blackfeet, Leyte Clarence Cadotte, Blackfeet, Europe Harry Schildt, Blackfeet, Pacific Orville Goss, Blackfeet, Iwo Jima Sidney Brown Jr. , Blackfeet, Iwo Jima Stanley Bird, … Read more

Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska and Nevada Indian Honored War Dead

The following Honored War Dead, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Mississippi Bob Allen, Choctaw, Solomons Gibson T. McMillan, Choctaw, Luzon Emmett Jackson, Choctaw, Germany Able Sam, Choctaw, Germany John Day Isaac, Choctaw, U.S.A. Raymond Martin, Choctaw, Germany Montana Murray L. Williamson, Blackfoot, Luzon Fredrick Bauer, Jr. Sioux Luzon Sam Davis Backwards Cheyenne Luzon George B. Magee, Jr. Blackfoot France U. S. A. Wilbur Spang, Cheyenne, Flathead, Germany Daniel L. Pablo, Flathead, Germany Warren L. Gardipe, Flathead, Philippines Leonard R. … Read more

Michigan, Minnesota, and Mississippi Indians Wounded in Action

The following Indians Wounded in Action, are listed by Name, Tribe and Location of death. The name under the photograph is the person shown. No additional information was provided in the book. Michigan Irving J. Theodore, Saginaw, Pacific Thurlow McClellan, Ottawa-Chippewa, Palaus Minnesota Daniel Bellanger, Chippewa, France John Northrup, Chippewa, France Eugene Johnson, Chippewa, Cassino Jimmie Lussier, Chippewa Harry Fairbanks, Chippewa, France William Jourdain, Chippewa Maurice Kelley, Chippewa, Germany Stanley Nordwall, Chippewa Johnson Ray, Chippewa, Germany Simon Desjarlait, Chippewa, Belgium Delmar Needham, Chippewa George L. Mason, Chippewa, Germany Wallace D. Stewart, Chippewa, France William Good, Chippewa, Germany Raymond F. Roberts, … Read more

Indians Work for the Navy

Indians unload Oregon timber at Naval Supply Depot

By Lt. Frederick W. Sleight, USNR The story of the American Indian and his efforts in this second great world struggle is not limited to the exploits of soldiers. Men and women too old or too young for service with the armed forces have volunteered for work in the war industries as well as in food production. This report on one of the U.S. Navy’s greatest land-based activities illustrates the intense desire of the Indian people to serve where they are directly connected with the work of the war. The Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield, Utah, has as its aim … Read more

Indians who Fought on Iwo Jima

Many Indians participated in the famous action on Iwo Jima. The most celebrated of these is Pfc. Ira H. Hayes, a full-blood Pima from Bapchule, Arizona, one of three survivors of the historic incident on Mount Suribachi, when six Marines raised the flag on the summit of the volcano, under heavy enemy fire. He served on Iwo Jima for 36 days and came away unwounded. Previously he had fought at Vella La Vella and Bougainville. Because of the nation-wide attention won by Rosenthal’s dramatic photograph of the flag-raising, symbol and expression of the invincible American spirit, Hayes and his two … Read more

Indian Women Work for War Victory

Indian women, anxious to help out during the war-created manpower shortage, have made an astonishingly large contribution to their country’s needs. Thousands of them have left their homes to work in factories, on ranches and farms, and even as section hands to replace men who were vitally needed elsewhere. They have joined the nurses’ corps, the military auxiliaries, the Red Cross, and the American Women’s Voluntary Service. Not content with this, they have given their services in many other and more unusual ways. More than 500 Eskimo and Indian women and girls worked day and night manufacturing skin clothing, mittens, … Read more

Indian Service Employees in World War 2

Twenty-one employees of the Indian Service gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice, some of them in action against the enemy, some in training, some by accident, and some by illness. There will be more names to add to the list when the reckoning is completed.