Thomas H. North collection, 1940-1944.

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Thomas H. North collection, 1940-1944.

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Collection consists of a scrapbook created by Lt. Thomas H. North when he served as a U.S. marine aboard the USS Texas in 1940 and official orders and reports retained by Lieutenant North when he served with the 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment from 1942 to 1944.

.25 linear ft.

Library of the Marine Corps

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SNAC Resource ID: 7330730

Library of the Marine Corps

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Texas (Battleship)

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North, Thomas H.

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U.S. Marine lieutenant; he served with the 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment from 1942 to 1944; also served aboard the U.S.S. Texas in 1940. From the description of Thomas H. North collection, 1940-1944. (USMC Research Library). WorldCat record id: 319437648 ...

United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...