Ribbons and insignia of Hiram J. Friedsam from World War II service with the U. S. Marine Corps. [between 1935 and 1946].

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Ribbons and insignia of Hiram J. Friedsam from World War II service with the U. S. Marine Corps. [between 1935 and 1946].

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5 battle ribbons mounted on two bars, some ribbons with added stars; two major's insignias, and one United States Marine Corps Reserve button-hole insignia. Accompanied by a photograph of Friedsam in uniform from World War II.

5 items : metal, cloth ; 2 x 12 cm or smaller + 1 photograph.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7915147

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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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...

Friedsam, Hiram J.

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