"Colville Tribe Warriors – Six Brave Native American Vets " Topic
5 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please don't make fun of others' membernames.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the WWII Discussion Message Board
Areas of InterestWorld War Two on the Land
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase ArticleTroop of Shewe shows their photos of a trio of Soviet T-34 tanks painted for TMP.
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Profile Article
|
Tango01 | 23 Jun 2018 12:12 p.m. PST |
…from WWII "The Navajo "Code Talkers," while being the most famous, were not the only Native Americans that fought with distinction during WWII. Men from the Colville tribe, originating in the Pacific Northwest, saw active service with many of the most highly decorated units in the US Military. Here are the stories of just six of those brave men…." Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Mobius | 23 Jun 2018 1:41 p.m. PST |
Interesting one was killed Sept. 25 1945. Maybe by a holdout? Though westerners were killed in Vietnam around that time by mobs and a member of the OSS was killed on the 26th while searching for missing pilots. |
jdginaz | 24 Jun 2018 12:41 p.m. PST |
And the Navajos weren't the only code talkers. The Hopi and I believe the Comanches (I know they provided code talkers during WWI) also provided code talkers. |
Tango01 | 24 Jun 2018 3:39 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
|
Marc33594 | 25 Jun 2018 6:39 a.m. PST |
Actually a number of code talkers link |
|