Martin Pelto collection, 20th century.

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Martin Pelto collection, 20th century.

Four 78 rpm sound recordings; photograph album; U.S. Marine Corps guide for high school counselors (1974-1975); 3 books (2 in Finnish, 1 relating to World War II); Look magazine (1966 Sept. 06); Ladies Home Journal (1942 Apr.); and Liberty Magazine (1924).

12 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076067

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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...