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  2. Pascal Poolaw - Wikipedia

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    Pascal Cleatus Poolaw (January 29, 1922 – November 7, 1967) was a Kiowa who served with the United States Army in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.He is the United States' most decorated Native American, with 42 medals and citations, including the Distinguished Service Cross, four Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars, as well as three Purple Hearts – one for each war.

  3. List of Native American Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia

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    The medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress. Of the 3,469 Medals of Honor awarded as of 2010, 29 have been awarded to Native Americans. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed ...

  4. Ethnic minorities in the United States Armed Forces during ...

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    Lt. Daniel Inouye was a Japanese-American who served during World War II. Ethnic minorities in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II comprised about 13% of all military service members. All US citizens were equally subject to the draft, and all service members were subject to the same rate

  5. Audie Murphy - Wikipedia

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    Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [4] and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history.

  6. Native Americans and World War II - Wikipedia

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    General Douglas MacArthur meeting Navajo, O'odham, Pawnee and other native troops on 31 December 1943. Navajo code talkers during the Battle of Saipan in 1944.. As many as 25,000 Native Americans in World War II fought actively: 21,767 in the Army, 1,910 in the Navy, 874 in the Marines, 121 in the Coast Guard, and several hundred Native American women as nurses.

  7. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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    The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...

  8. Ira Hayes - Wikipedia

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    Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was an Akimel O'odham Indigenous American and a United States Marine during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, located in Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 26, 1942, and ...

  9. List of military awards and decorations of World War II

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    1.11 United States. 1.12 Yugoslavia. ... List of military awards and decorations of World War II. ... (Army Medal for War 1939–45)