Indians in U.S. Wars Exhibit

[Diane Merkel]

The Presidio in San Francisco has a temporary exhibit that may be of interest:

The third exhibit, “American Indians in the U.S. Armed Forces,” chronicles American Indians’ roles in all U.S. wars. Featured historical figures include Ely Parker, who attained the rank of brigadier general in the Civil War; Bloody Knife, a Crow scout who died with Custer at Little Bighorn; and women who served as Marine reservists in World War II.

Article: www.nogalesinternational.com/community/presidio-exhibits-feature-knives-horses-and-war-heroes/article_bf9daf68-7ba8-11e7-962a-fb70025ba12c.html

Diane

[benteen]

Aug 12, 2017 8:00:35 GMT -6 Diane Merkel said:

The Presidio in San Francisco has a temporary exhibit that may be of interest:

The third exhibit, “American Indians in the U.S. Armed Forces,” chronicles American Indians’ roles in all U.S. wars. Featured historical figures include Ely Parker, who attained the rank of brigadier general in the Civil War; Bloody Knife, a Crow scout who died with Custer at Little Bighorn; and women who served as Marine reservists in World War II.

Article: www.nogalesinternational.com/community/presidio-exhibits-feature-knives-horses-and-war-heroes/article_bf9daf68-7ba8-11e7-962a-fb70025ba12c.html

Diane

Diane,

Dont forget the Navajo code talkers. They spoke in their own language and the Japanese could never figure it out. They were a fine resource and help to those fighting in the Pacific.

Be Well
Dan

[Diane Merkel]

Agreed. The exhibit probably features them as well. Unfortunately, I won't get to see it.

Diane

[noggy]

Aug 12, 2017 8:13:59 GMT -6 benteen said:

Aug 12, 2017 8:00:35 GMT -6 Diane Merkel said:

The Presidio in San Francisco has a temporary exhibit that may be of interest:

The third exhibit, “American Indians in the U.S. Armed Forces,” chronicles American Indians’ roles in all U.S. wars. Featured historical figures include Ely Parker, who attained the rank of brigadier general in the Civil War; Bloody Knife, a Crow scout who died with Custer at Little Bighorn; and women who served as Marine reservists in World War II.

Article: www.nogalesinternational.com/community/presidio-exhibits-feature-knives-horses-and-war-heroes/article_bf9daf68-7ba8-11e7-962a-fb70025ba12c.html

Diane

Diane,

Dont forget the Navajo code talkers. They spoke in their own language and the Japanese could never figure it out. They were a fine resource and help to those fighting in the Pacific.

Be Well
Dan

[noggy]

Benteen;

I once saw a fairly long list over all the Native Nations who supplied the US Army with code talkers. Comanche, Hopi, Assiniboine, Seminole and Lakota were all used, but Navajo was the one code never broken after what I`ve read. Must be just as strange a language as Danish.

[dave]

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma contend that their members were the first soldiers to provide code talking for the US Army. These men were introduced in October of 1918 the last few days of WW I. I have listed a site below which provides additional information.
Regards
Dave

www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/html/chapter4.html

[benteen]

Noggy/Dave,

Thank you gentlemen, I was unaware that any other tribes except the Navajo were code talkers.

Be Well
Dan

[dave]

Dan
Good to hear from you again. In fact there were 10 plus tribes that provided code talkers for the military which is amazing when one considers how they were treated by the Whites.
Regards
Dave

[noggy]

Aug 14, 2017 8:45:53 GMT -6 dave said:

In fact there were 10 plus tribes that provided code talkers for the military which is amazing when one considers how they were treated by the Whites.

It`s surreal to think that in the 40s, during WW2, there were still som "hostile" Apaches left in the Sierra Madres while other NAs worked as code talkers for the US Army against the Axis.