Tag: Native Americans
Today’s post is written by Judy Luis-Watson, volunteer coordinator at Archives II in College Park, Maryland. During World War I (WWI), more than 12,000 American Indians served in the armed forces of the United States. In the army, their many roles included serving as gunners, snipers, patrol workers, messengers, scouts, medical personnel, radio operators, as [...]
Posted by Guest Blogger on May 17, 2012, under Archives II, Military Records.
Tags: 132nd Machine Gun Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, AEF, American Indians, Arrow head, Brigadier General John S. Brown, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Choctaw, code talkers, Colonel A.W. Bloor, Comanche, Donna Opilla, Ed Post, France, Herman Viola, Indian Schools, Joseph A. Dixon, Joseph K. Dixon, Judy Luis-Watson, National Guards, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Osage, Patrick Osborn, RG 120, Senate Hearing 108.693, Tankton, Texas, volunteers, World War I, World War II Comments: 6
“What records do you have here?” is a common question we are asked everyday at Archives I. This post — Part 3 of a 3-part series — provides a brief description of the civilian agency records one can find at our facility in Washington, DC. Part 1, Army [records at AI], and Part 2, Navy/Maritme [records [...]
Posted by Juliette Arai on April 4, 2011, under Archives I, Civil Records, Reference.
Tags: Census, Courts, Lands, Native Americans, Post Office Comments: none
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