Thurman J. Morris papers, circa 1920s-1930.

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Thurman J. Morris papers, circa 1920s-1930.

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Collection includes five black and white photographs: four of which depict Marines in formation and an unidentified commanding officer; fifth photograph shows aircraft at the landing field of Puerto Cabezas (9 Mar. 1929); together with a diary covering Morris' arrival in Parris Island, S.C. (17 Apr. 1928-17 Apr. 1930). Of note in the diary are poems and a diagram drawn by Morris showing the method that Marines used in the jungles of Nicaragua to send messages via air mail.

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Parris Island (S.C.)

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Morris, Thurman J.

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U.S. Marine; served with the 5th Regiment in Nicaragua during the 1920s. From the description of Thurman J. Morris papers, circa 1920s-1930. (USMC Research Library). WorldCat record id: 319823303 ...

United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th.

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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...