Martin Pelto collection, 20th century.
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Pelto, Martin
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Resident of South Range, Mich. From the description of Martin Pelto collection, 20th century. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128898 ...
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...