Richard B. Millin papers, 1917-1919, 12 June 1974-15 November 1975.

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Richard B. Millin papers, 1917-1919, 12 June 1974-15 November 1975.

Contains the following type of materials: memoirs. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War I - Western Front. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 5th U.S. Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Brigade, 2nd Division. General description of the collection: The Richard B. Millin papers include enlisted man's papers, a capsule memoir written in 1974, outlining the highlights of his service with the 5th Marines during the war against Germany in 1918; also comments on the service of the Marine Corps and 2nd Division in France, 1917-1919.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7574929

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Division, 2nd

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United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th

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Millin, Richard B.

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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...