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1866 United States Scouts enlisted kepi insignia

United States Scouts enlisted kepi insignia adopted by the U.S. Army in 1866. Congress recognized the invaluable service the Dacotah and Chippewa scouts and Chippewa messengers had provided the Army's Department of the Northwest 1862-66 by authorizing the enlistment of 1000 more Native Americans for the same service in July 1866, one month after the last troops engaged in the Indian war stood down. The Army adopted the U.S.S. insignia of crossed arrows for infantry and cross sabers for cavalry scouts.[148][149][150] The President was given the authority in The Army Reorganization Act of 1866. The crossed arrows insignia was revived during WWII for the U.S. Canada First Special Service Force.

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War Department General Order No. 28, issued March 9, 1891: authorized Native Americans enlistment in the Regular Army to serve in "Indian Companies" within infantry and cavalry regiments. Company I of Infantry Regiments and Company L of Cavalry Regiments would have Native Americans with a maximum of 55 per company or troop, (excluding the Buffalo soldier units).

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Cpl. Francis Pegahmagabow, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (sniper), credited with 378 kills and capturing 300.[235]

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FSSF Paratroopers Sgt. Tommy Prince with his brother at Buckingham Palace meeting the King.

Private Morris Prince and Sgt. Tommy Prince, both 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (FSSF) at Buckingham Palace. They were great-great grandsons of Saulteaux Chief Peguis. They joined the First Special Service Force FSSF, historical predecessor to the U.S. Army Special Forces. The FSSF adopted the 1866 Crossed Arrows insignia of the U. S. Indian Scouts that remains in use today. Sgt. Prince was highly decorated. Having said that, he epitomizes the racisim faced by indigenioius troops when it came to awards. For his actions on Mt. Mojo in Italy one historian says there isn't a medal made for what he did. It is stated he was not put up for "personal valor" due to "the need for secrecy" concerning the existance of the FSSF. It was never addressed later despite having documentaion of his single handed liguidation of all the German forward postions on the barren slope of Mt. Mojo. In France he was awarded the Silver Star but did not receive the Purple Heart for his wounds. In France he and another FSSF trooper saved a group of French undergound from being over run by the Germans. The leader of that underground force sent a courior with a message nominating Sgt. Prince for a Croix de Guerre. The courior was killed before he could deliver the recommendation. In Korea he should have been put up for multiple Medals of Valor. It is stated that his commaders did not cite his valor due to their envy and bigotry. He was wounded twice in Korea which would have gotten him wound stripes. But his unit, the PPCLI, was under United States control and received a U.S. Presidential Unit Citation meaning he should have received U.S. Purple Hearts for his wounds. Had Sgt. Prince received proper recognition he would be Canada's most highly decorated indigenious serviceman. He has an unmatched record of repeated valor that the Canadian award system has failed to properly acknowledge. The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry that Sgt. Prince was in in Korea is the only Canadian unit to receive the U.S. Presidental Unit Citation. Private Morris Prince in the picture has three overseas chevrons on his sleeve. wikicommons

Chippewa Ojibwa service & valor recognition:

FRENCH INDIAN WARS or 7 YEARS WAR service;

* Chief Mamongazeda (Mamaangĕzide) of Big Foot, Grand Portage band

* Chief Minweweh, Mackinac Island band

* Charles Michel Langlade was Ottawa but led Chippewa warriors

WAR OF 1812 service:

* Chief John Aisance, Military General Service Medal, the Chippewa bands of Lakes Huron & Simcoe

* Ajetans (Captain James Ajetance), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Louis Espagnol or Sahquakegick, Spanish River band

* Chief Kawbawgam two uncles fought in the war, Sault Ste. Marie band

* Warrior Kennewasbic, Mississauga

* Chief Mamongazeda (Mamaangĕzide) of Big Foot, Grand Portage band

* Warrior Manoonooding (James Chechok), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Warrior Minowargewon (William Herkimer), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Charles Muk-kud-de-wuk-wuk, Black Cloud, Sault Ste. Marie band

* Chief James Nawash, Detroit / Maimi River band, Saugeen post-war

* Chief Niibaakhom or (Thunder at night) Manitoulin Island band

* Negahnub (Lawrence Herkime), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Nawahjegezhegwabe (Joseph-John Sawyer), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Nebenionquit or Yellowhead, WIA, Deer Tribe Lake Simcoe

* Chief Ogimaan (Okemos), WIA twice,, Military General Service Medal, Saginaw band

* Chief Orkopokeda, Nipigon Ojibways band

* Chief Oshawana, Military General Service Medal Walpole Island band

* Warrior Pahoombwawindung (Thomas Smith), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Pat-an-a-quot-a-wee-be (Driving Cloud), Garden River band

* Warrior Pemiskishigon (George Henry), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Sassaba, Sault Ste. Marie band

* Chief Sekahos, the River Thames band

* Chief Shawundais (John Sunday), Military General Service Medal, Mississauga

* Chief Shawanageeshik, White firsh river band

* Warrior Francis Shawano, Walpole Island?

* Chief Shingabawossin, Military General Service Medal Sault Ste. Marie band

* Chief Shingwauk, Military Medal, Garden River band

* Chief John Smith (Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce), Leech Lake band, personal oral history

* Warrior Tobecoo (John Tobeco), Mississaugas of Credit River

* Chief Wasso, Shiawassee band

* Chief Wabechechake, KIA, Batchewana band

* Chief Wageezhegome / Wegiizhigomi, (Who Possesses the Day or John Cameron) or Ogimauh-binaessih (little-bird). He used all three names.

* Jean Baptiste Cadotte (fils), Nipissing (British Indian Service)

* Lt. Joseph Cadotte, Nipissing (British Indian Service translator)

* Michel Cadotte (fils), Nipissing (British Indian Service translator)

* Jean Baptiste Cadotte (le gros), Nipissing (British Indian Service)

* Francis Xavier Cadotte, Nipissing (British Indian Service translator) https://habitant.org/cadotte/DuLong,%20The%20Cadottes,%20the%20Indian%20Department,%20and%20the%20War%20of%201812,%20Part%201%20of%202.pdf

WAR OF 1812 KILLED IN ACTION:

* Warrior Dekyateaghnawa, Nipissing

* Warrior Kellaawee

* Warrior Kennewasbic

* Warrior Kennewabic, Mississauga

* Warrior Kish-ki-wabik ( White John), Mississauga

* Warrior Maader

* Warrior Mishanoquis

* Warrior Moquommis

* Warrior Mussasska's son

* Warrior Pandaequawy

* Warrior Patatchum

* Chief Sassaba's brother KIA, Sault Ste. Marie

* Warrior Saukausay

* War Chief Yellow Head

* Warrior Wanoyantinna

Many of the men were given the King George III medal for their 1812 service. U.S. Indian agents tried hard to exchange all those that were given to a from the United States.

A question that is not asked about the War of 1812 is what would have happened it the Wisconsin and Minnesota Chippewa not sat the war out and picked a side?

1892 U.S. Army went to White-Earth and Leech-Lake to raise a Regiment of Chippewa.[237]

Spanish American War [238][239] [240] The Superior Wisconsin newspaper reported, "A full blood Wisconsin Civil War veteran Louis Beche, offered President McKinley a band of 500 Lake Superior Chippewa warriors."[241] A second paper said the number was 1,000.

1898 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR service:

* Pvt. Joseph A. Vizenor, Co. M 8th Cav, White Earth, was buried at Arlington Nat. Cemetery

* Pvt. Joseph Woodbury (Hole-in-the-Day III),14th Minnesota Infantry, White Earth

1899-1902 BOER WAR (S. AFRICA WAR) service:

* John Sterling, KIA, Mississaugaa of the Credit

1916 PONCHO VILLA EXPEDITION:

3rd Wisconsin Infantry

* Pvt. Edward S. DeNomie, Co. K, Keweenaw Bay Chippewa

1916 The British Commonwealth began awarding a brass "Wound Stripe" for combat injuries. It was worn vertically on the left forearm of the uniform.

Yangtze River Patrol, China 1926-7, 1930 & 1932:

Lt. Francis J. Mee, Yangtze Medal, Patrol Engineer on the staff of Commander Yangtze River Patrol. White Earth.

1940 Lt. Cmdr. Mee was the first commander of the DD-398 USS Ellet. Rear Adm. Francis J. Mee, Legion of Merit w/V, (first Native American ro make "Flag rank" in the USN).

* Pvt. William Semia, 52nd Battalion spoke only Ojibwe when he enlisted.

* For WWI the Chippewa of Nawash had 92% enlistment.

WWI AWARDS:[242]

* Pvt. Charles Akiwenzie, Good Conduct Medal, multiple wounds, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. John Akiwenzie, Military Medal, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. William J. Ashmun, French Croix-de-Guerre with gilt star, Purple Heart, gassed, Bad-River Band. [243][24]

* Pvt. Frank J. Bell, French Croix-de-Guerre, Distinguished Service Cross, White-Earth

* Pvt. Augustin Belanger, Military Medal, KIA, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Charles Bellecourt, Croix de Guerre Fourragère, Croix de Guerre with 2 palm Fourragère, Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star Fourragère, White Earth Band

* Pfc. William J. Bluesky, Silver Star, Lac-Courte-Oreilles Band

* Sgt. Leo Bouchard, DCM, wounded, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Charles Beaupre, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth, buried Arlington

* Cpl. Alexander Brass, Military Cross, Cree Saulteaux

* Cpl. Fred Clay, Croix de Guerre, Saginaw band

* Alex Davidson 2 citations for bravery, Purple heart

* Pvt. Joseph Delaronde, Military Medal, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. James Fidler, 2 Military Medals, Saultaux Metis

* Pvt. Thomas Godchere, marksman, Military Medal KIA, Long Lac FN

* Sgt. James M. Gordon, French Croix-de-Guerre, Red-Cliff Band

* Pvt. David Kejick, DCM, Chief Shoal Lake First Nation

* Pvt. Dan Ketivk/Kisck, DCM, captured 33 Germans, 52nd Regiment

* Sgt. Joseph P. LaJeunesse, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart. It has been contended that Sgt. LaJeunesse was denied a Medal of Honor because he was Native American.[245] White-Earth

* Sgt. Walter H. McKay, 2 Military Medals, Chippewa, Cree Metis

* Pvt. Francis Misiniskotewe, Russian Medallion of St. George (Fourth Class), Wiikwekoog FN. He was assigned to the North Russian Expeditionary Force.

* L/Cpl. Johnson Paudash Sniper, wounded multiple times, Military Medal w/ 2 bars, Distinguished Conduct Medal, grandson of the last Mississauga Sachem, Hiawatha First Nation

* L/Cpl. Edward Payette, Military Medal, Belgium Croix de Guerre from King Albert, Saulteaux

🍁 Cpl. Francis Pegahmagabow Sniper, Military Medal with/ 2 bars, Chief Parry Island band, His medals and sniper rifle were donated to the Canadian War Museum.

* Cpl. Walter S. Sevalier/Sevalia, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre, awarded by Marchal Petain, Bad-River Band (Arlington National)

* Ben Simcoe, Military Medal with bar, The Chippewas of Rama FN

* Pvt.. Frank J. Sinclair, Military Medal, Wiikwekoog FN/ Michigan

* Cpl. Angus Oliver Teeple, Silver Star, Bay-Mills band

* Pvt. Lawrence A. Vizenor, Distinguished Service Cross, White Earth

* L/Cpl. John H. Yahba, Distinguished Service Medal, Saugeen First Nation

* Pvt. Isaac York (Prisoner of war), Rama First Nation

WWI KILLED IN ACTION / WOUNDED IN ACTION:

* R. D. Ackley, Purple Heart, Bad River Band

* Pvt. Isaac Akiwenzie, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Epheiam, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Lesie Akiwenzie, died from wounds, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Resime Akiwenzie,wounded,Chippewas of Nawash

* Pvt. M Anderson, KIA, Rama

* S/Sgt. James Bachand Purple Heart, Bad River band

* Pvt. August. Beaver, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Peter Belanger, wounded, The Indian Mission Reserve, 52nd

* Pvt. Charles James Belcour, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pvt. Chas. J. Bellecourt, USMC, Purple Heart, White-Earth

* Pvt. F. Benson, KIA Rama

* Pvt. W. Benson, KIA Rama

* Pvt. P. Bigwin, KIA Rama

* Pvt. William Blaker, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Jos. Blaker, KIA, Alderville Fist Nation

* Pvt. Vic. Blaker, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Lt. Cameron Daniel Brant, KIA, Mississaugaa of Credit FN

* Pvt. Robert E. Bruce, Purple Heart, Turtle Mountain

* Charles Cadotte, Purple Heart, Bad River Band

* Pvt. Fred Casebeer, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pvt. H. Charles, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Alfred Chartrand, KIA, Watter Hen band, now the Skownan FN

* Pvt. Alexander Chief, wounded 12 times, Fort William FN

* Pvt. Samson Comego, Sniper, KIA, Chief of the Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Peter Comego, wounded twice, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Charles Delaronde, wounded, Niipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Dennis Delaronde, KIA, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Peter Defoe, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pvt. Dan Elliot, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. A. J. Douglas, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Duncan Elliot, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Joseph Elliot, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Wilfred Elliot, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. D. Fawn, KIA Rama

* Pvt. P. Fawn, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Moses Fidler, gassed, Turtle Mountain

* Ray Red Fox, Purple Heart, Arlington Nat. Cemetery

* Pvt. William Franklin, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Capt. William J. Gardner, Purple Heart, Turtle Mountain Band

* Cpl. Rodney Graham, Purple Heart, POW, Oklahoma Chippewa

* Pvt. Patrick Granboise, KIA, Roseau River First Nation

* Pvt. Pete Granboise, KIA, Roseau River First Nation

* Pvt. William Hager, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Andrew Haverkamey, Purple Heart, White-Earth

* Pvt. William Hill (alias for Arthur Shilling) died postwar of from war injuries, gassed) The Chippewa of Rama FN

* Pvt. G. Hopkins, KIA Rama

* Pvt. H. Hopkins, KIA Rama

* Pvt. R. Hopkins, KIA Rama

* Pvt. W. Hopkins, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Christie Houle, Purple Heart, Bad River band

* Pvt. J. Jacobs, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Alex M. Johnson, wouinded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Archie D. Johnson, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Billie Johnson, KIA, Curve Lake First Nation

* Pvt. Oliver Johnston, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Cpl. Barney Keeshig, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Cpl. Laurence Keeshig, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Cpl. Sylvester Keeshig, gassed, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Willis Keeshig, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* USA Edward Laundrie, Fond du Lac Band

* Sgt. Frank Lavalley, KIA, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Joseph LaPoint, Purple Heart KIA, Bad River Band

* Pvt. Alfred J. LeBlanc, Purple Heart, KIA, Bay Mills Chippewa

* Pvt. Francis Lequier, Purple Heart, wounded 11 times, Deer River, band

* Pvt. Antoine Manitobenis, KIA, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Ambrose Martin , woulded, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Laurence Martin, KIA, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Peter Martin, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash

* Pvt. William L. Martell, KIA Rama

* USA Frank Mchaud, Purple Heart, KIA, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pvt. Norman Mcleod, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Cpl. David Munnell, Purple Heart KIA, Leach Lake Pillager

* Pvt. H. Nanagishkung, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Joseph Odawa, wounded, Nipigon First Nation

* Pvt. Dan Proulx, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Fred Prazeau, Purple Heart, Bad River band

* Alex Rabideaux, Purple Heart, Bad River band

* Pvt. Elliott Ratt, Peguis First Nation

* Pfc. William J. Rogers, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pvt. Ben Sawyer, wounded, KIA Rama

* Pvt. S, Sawyer, KIA Rama

* Pvt. A. Shilling, KIA Rama

* Pvt. A. L. Shilling, KIA Rama

* Pvt. C. Shilling, KIA Rama

* Pvt. H. Shilling, KIA Rama

* Pvt. J. Shilling, KIA Rama

* Pvt. William Simcoe, wounded, The Chippewas of Rama FN

* Pvt. Wellington Simcoe, wounded, The Chippewas of Rama FN

* Pvt. A. Simpson, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Joseph Shawn, KIA, Chippewas of NawashFN

* Cpl. John Sky, Purple Heart MIA, Bad River band

* Joseph Sky, Purple Heart, Bad River Band

* Pvt. E. Snache, KIA Rama

* Pvt. G. Snache, KIA Rama

* Pvt. N. Snake, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Bernard Soloman, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Mathew Solomon, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. John Spaniel, Spanish River band

* Pvt. B. St. Germain, KIA Rama

* Pvt. J. St. Germain, KIA Rama

* Pvt. O. St. Germain, KIA Rama

* Pvt. A. Stinson, KIA Rama

* LCpl. Joseph Stinson, KIA, The Chippewas of Rama FN

* Pvt. R. Stinson, KIA Rama

* Pvt. Maxwell Tobicoe, Mississaugas of Credit FN

* Pvt. Robert Tobigo, KIA, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Isaac Taylor, KIA, Curve Lake First Nation

* Cpl. George Tibbetts, KIA Purple Heart, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

* Pfc. John Philip Turpin, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pfc. Ignatius Vizenor, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pvt. Lawrence A. Vizenor, Distinguished Service Cross, White Earth

* Frank Vedernack, Purple Heart, Lac-du-Flambeau, Bad River band

* Pvt. B. Williams, KIA Rama

* Pvt. J. Williams, KIA Rama

* Frank Vedernack, Purple Heart, Lac-du-Flambeau, Bad River band

* Pvt. B. Williams, KIA Rama

* Pvt. J. Williams, KIA Rama

* Pvt. F. York, KIA Rama

* Pvt. T. York, KIA Rama

1918-19 SPANISH FLU:

* USA Nursing Corps, Ella Beaulieu, died in line of duty, White Earth Chippewa

CROSS BORDER SERVICE:

* Pvt. Joseph C. Abear, Mille Lacs Lake band, WWI, 54th Battalion

* Pvt. William Hole-in-the-day, Gull Lake band, was exposed to mustard gas and died later from complications. 1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment),

🍁 In 1916, 50 Ojibwa (Chippewa) of Nawash First Nation joined the 160th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 5 were KIA 14 were wounded.

The Lac Courte Oreilles band had over 50 men in Co.D 107th Ammunition Train of the 32nd Division. The Company insignia was a black bear.

One source says 40 Chippewa woman formed a brigade for the home defense that AI says was on White Earth.

🍁52nd Canadian Light Infantry.The battalion had nearly 100 Ojibwa from the Thunder Bay area. At least six were given awards for valor.[176] In total Canada had 247 Ojibwa, 420 Cree, and 665 Metis enlist for the war.

Modern Warriors of World War I, Erin Fehr, George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War, Park University, Parkville, MO [243]

🍁 NATIVE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WWI ROLL:

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/nativeterans/honourI.htm

🍁 NATIVE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WWI PHOTO GALLERY:

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/nativeterans/gallery/00001.htm

MODERN WARRIORS OF WWI:

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/american-indians-in-ww1-modern-warriors-of-world-war-i.html

🍁https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/48053356/the-indians-and-the-great-war-more-historical-notes-from-

Following WWI Canadian indigenious veterans were treated as though they had not put the unifrom on.

pages 529-31 https://caid.ca/RRCAP1.12.pdf

Between the world wars the 101st Airborne was headquartered in Wisconsin where it gained it's famous eagle insignia. It goes back to Chief Ahgamahwegezhig (Chief Sky) of the Lac-Flambeau band and the Civil War.[246]

USCGC Chippewa (1919) ex-USN tug 60 based at Sault Ste Marie.

WWII[247]

1919 American Expeditionary Force North Russia,nicknamed the Polar Bear Expedition. Two Chippewa are known to have been in the 339th Infantry Regiment that was deployed there, Pvt. George Keschick(Michigan) and Pvt. Joseph St. Martin (Canada).

In 1940, the 32nd Infantry Division recruited 17 Michigan and Wisconsin Oneida and Chippewa(FDL) for training as code talkers[248] long before the Marines got their Navajo code talkers.

When the WWII broke "the Lac-Oreille band had 100 men enlist". To the north "the Grand Portage band had nearly every abled bodied man volunteer". [163]

"A Chippewa Indian was furious when rejected [for military service] because he had no teeth. "I don't want to bite'em,"he said,"I just want to shoot'em!" [163]

🍁 🍁 Sgt. Tommy Prince (Brokenhead Ojibway Nation) volunteered for the First Special Service Force (FSSF) that the Germans called the Devils Brigade.[249] He received the: Military Medal (King George VI personally awarded), Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star (unit award), Distinguished Unit Citation(Italy), and a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. In addition, he received the British: 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal (United Kingdom), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-1945 plus the U.S. Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal followed by the Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea. He was authorized to wear the Canadian battle honor "Mont Mojo" on his dress uniform as well as the U.S Combat Infantryman Badge. The FSSF was awarded five U.S. campaign streamers and another ten by Canada. Sgt. Prince was the great great grandson of the Salteaux Chief Peguis, who had moved his people from Sault Ste. Marie to the Red River region. Numerous sources claim Sgt. Prince had medals for valor coming for his actions in both Italy and Korea. In Korea his superiors refused to put him up. In Korea the United States awarded his unit, the PPLI, the Presidential Unit Citation for the Battle of Kapyong making it his second PUC.

* October 28, 2022 Canada issued a non-rated forever stamp depicting Sgt. Prince.[250]

The FSSF adopted the 1866 Indian Scouts crossed arrows insignia minus the USS. The "U.S." or "Canada" pin was placed above the arrows depending upon the man's nationality. Subsequently the United States Army Special Forces adopted the crossed arrows from the FSSF. According to Veterans Canada the Canadian component of the FSSF had many Ojibwa.

ROUNSAVILLE TEAM, ALAMO SCOUTS:

* Pfc. Francis H. Laquier, White Earth

UDT, UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS:

*USN diver, Daniel Kingbird “Moosh-ki-nay-aush”, Cass Lake Pillager

MISSISSAUGA CODE TALKER:

* Pte. Erine Edger, Mississaugas of Scugog Island

Returning World War I veterans

WWII AWARDS,

* Pvt. Emile Abraham, Order of Canada, Long Lake band

* Pvt. Earl E. Ackley, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, POW, Sokaogon Mole Lake

* Pvt. Edwin Akiwenzie, wounded, Chippewas of Nawash

* USN Charles M. Altiman, KIA Purple Heart, Walpole Island FN

* T/Sgt. Lloyd F. Aspinwall, Bronze Star, White Earth

* Pvt. John W. Alto, Canadian Forces Commendation, Wabagoon Lake FN

* James Basner, Air Medal, Bad River band

* Rifleman Arthur W. Beaver, wounded, KIA Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. William A. Belland, Purple Heart, POW Medal Stalag VII A, White Earth

* Sgt. Amos J. Bemis, Silver Star, Grand Travese band

* Robert Bradley, PUC, Purple heart, Bad River band

* F/O RCAF Willard J. Bolduc, DFC, Chapleau Ojibway First Nation

* Pfc Ernest Boshay, DUC, Bois Forte

* Pfc. Ben Bungy, Bronze Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pvt. Francis S. Bushman, POW Medal, Grand Portage band, Bataan, died Manchukuo, China

* Sgt. Charles Cadotte, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart

* Silas Cloud, Bronze Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* SSgt. Earl Cluckey, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Pfc. William A. Davis, Bronze Star, Pembina Band

* Pfc Frank Dupree Bronze Star, Purple Heart, POW. Bois Forte band

* Pvt. Wesley Eagle, Navy Cross, White Earth , Iwo Jima

* Pfc. Albert E. Fairbanks Air Medal (one cluster), White-Earth

* T/Sgt. Oliver Gibbs Air Medal (3 clusters), Red Lake Band

* Pvt. Thomas Godchere, Military Medal, KIA, Long Lake First Nation

* Cpl. Bert Orben Good, Bronze Star, Red Lake Nation

* Cpl. Rodney M. Graham POW Medal, Purple Heart, Swan Lake Black River band, Kansas

* Harold Green, Silver Star, Bad River band

* George Humphrey, Silver Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* James J. Hunt Sr., POW, Leech Lake Pillager

* Cpl. Ira Isham PUC, Bois Forte band

* Pfc. Nels Johnson, PUC, Croix de Guerre Fourrager (Belgiuim) Bois Forte band

* Pfc. Albert Jugg, POW Medal Stalag IX-B, White

☆ ☆ Sgt. Francis H. LaQuier, Silver Star. Bronze Star w/OLC, and Presidential Unit Citation. The first Bronze Star he received from Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger personally. In 1988 he was retroactively awarded the Special Forces flash with the crossed arrows insignia of the US special forces, in recognition of being a founding member of the force, White Earth.

* Sgt. Laverne King, PUC, Bois Forte Band

* Cpl. Julius C. Lewis, POW Medal Stalag XI-B, Burt Lake Ojibwa

* SSgt. Louis Livingston, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Minnesota

* USA Daniel T Lyons, died, Chippewa

* FSgt. Joseph P. Marksman, Silver Star, KIA Purple heart, Bad River band

* Sgt. Philip J. Marchildon, POW Stalag Luft III, Beausoleil First Nation

* Sgt. Leonard Nadjiwon, POW, Saugeen First Nation

* Rifleman Charles Nahwegezhik, Military Medal, Sheguindah First Nation

* Curtis Nordwall, Silver Star, Red Lake Nation

* Sgt. Stanley Nordwall, POW Medal, PUC, Bronze Arrow with the Orange Lanyard: Belgium Military Order of William only given to the 82nd Airborne, the arrow represents the Croix de Guerre for the unit, Red Lake N. https://www.pipestonestar.com/articles/band-of-warriors/

* S/Sgt. Joe Ojibway, POW

* Lloyd Paro, Belgian Fourragère, French Fourragère and a Military Order of William orange Lanyard, Netherlands, Purple Heart, Grand Marais band,

* Joseph Raisch, Bronze Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* S/Sgt. Clifton J. Rabideaux, 5 OLC, Fond-du-Lac Band

* ARM1 Oliver B. Rasmussen, Purple Heart. He was a Chief from Minnesota. He evaded capture for 68 days in Japan after his Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was shot down[251].The United States does not have a medal for evasion in enemy territory.

* SSgt. Omar Schoenborn, POW, Air Medal, White Earth was reported KIA. He was one of 83 that survived the sinking of the Japanese Arisan Maru transport off Leyte by the USS Paddle, SS 263. He swam ashore evading the Japanese until American forces liberated the island.

* Arnold Smith, Air Medal w/2 OLC, Purple heart, PUC, Bad River band

* Cpl. John R. Spence, Military Medal, Brokenhead FN, awarded by Field Marshall Montgomery

* Emery St. John, Silver Star, Purple Hearta KIA, White Earth

* Pvt. James O. Thomas, POW Stalag VII, Pegius First Nation

* Pvt. James D Waucaush, POW Stalag II D, Chippewas of the Thames

* USMC Raider James V. Waynee Jr., Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Saginaw band

🍁 WWII CANADA WOUNDED IN ACTION:

* Pvt. Dennis Akiwenzie, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Edwin Akiwenzie, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Erenst Akiwenzie, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Stlvester Akiwenzie, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. William Akiwenzie, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Peter Belanger, Fort William First Nation

* Pvt. Francis Banning, Fort William First Nation

* Pvt. Howard Chegahno, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Bryce Elliot, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. George Elliot, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pte. Wilfred L. Elliot, Saugeen First Nation

* Pvt. Felix A. Fontaine, Sagkeeng First Nation

* Pvt. Thomas Goldschere, Military Medal, Long Lake band

* Pvt. James Jones, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Gnr. Stanley Jones, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. John Johnston, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Gordon Johnson, Chippewas of Nawash

* Pvt Orville Johnson, Chippewas of Nawash

* Pvt. Joshua Johnson, wounded 5 times, Curve Lake Mississauga

* Pvt. Fredrick Jones, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Jim Jones, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Gnr. Randolph Keeshig, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Ernest Lamorandiere, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Dennis Maclaurin, Fort William First Nation

* Pvt, Charles D. Mcleod, Chippewas of the Nawash FN

* Pvt. Donald Mcleod, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Malcom J. Mcleod, Chippewas of the Nawash FN

* Cpl. Charles C. Nadjiwon, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Clifford Nadjiwon, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Francis Nadjiwon, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Tpr. Isadore Pedoniquotte, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. Lambert Sanderson, Pinaymootang First Nation

* Rifleman Frederick W. Smith, Rama First Nation

* Pvt. Smoke, Alderville FN

* Pvt. Harvey Solomon, Chippewas of NawashFN

* Pvt. J.O. Thomas, POW Stalag VII-A died upon liberation, Pegius FN

* Pvt. Alvin Waukey, Chippewas of Nawash FN

🍁 WWII CANADA KILLED IN ACTION:

* Pvt. Benjamin Ashkewe, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Lcpl. Arther Bannon Fort William First Nation FN

* Pvt. Arthur Beaver, wounded prior, Alderville First Nation

* Rifleman Lloyd H. Bessette, Kettle Point

* Pvt. Jacob S. Brant, Mississaugas of the Credit

* F/O Richard R. Chappise, MIA, Chapleau FN, Burma

* Pvt. Jackson Chegahno, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Pvt. D. W. Chippewa, Caldwell First Nation

* Pvt. James M. Commanda, Nipissing First Nation, France

* Pvt. Wilburn Chubb, Alderville First Nation

* Pvt. Joseph Elliot, Saugeen First Nation

* Pvt. Clarance M. Golais, Nipissing First Nation, France

* Pvt. Joseph Henry, Roseau River First Nation

* Pvt. Joseph Henry , Mississaugas of the Credit FN

* Pvt. Norman Henry, Mississauga of the Credit FN

* Pvt. George Irons, Curve Lake First Nation

* Pvt. Archie Johnson, Chippewas of Nawash FN

* Sgt. Howard A. Jones, Chippewas of the Nawash FN

* Pvt.Maxwell J. King , Mississauga of the Credit FN

* Pvt. John B. Lewis, Fort William First Nation

* Pvt. Lambert A. Marsden, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Germany

* Pvt. Alfred J. Mcleod, Chippewas of the Nawash FN, Italy

* Pvt. John Mcleod Jr. Chippewas of the Nawash FN, France

* Pvt. Roland Nahwegezhik, Sheguidah First Nation, Europe
* F/S Gerald Obtagesic, Nipissing First Nation

* Pvt. Isadore Pedoniquott, Saugeen First Nation, Italy
* Pvt. Ambrose Stevens, Nipissing First Nation, Europe

* Pvt. Charles St. Germain, Rama

* Gnr. George Taylor, Curve Lake First Nation

* Pvt. James O. Thomas, POW Stalag VII-A possibly poisoned, Pegius FN

* Pvt. Clarence W. Wakegijig,Wikemwikong FN
* Pvt. Lawrence K. Whiteduck, Nipissing First Nation, Europe

https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/02/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-manitoba-who-died-shortly-after-being-liberated-from-stalag-vii-a/

MICHIGAN WWII: Purple Heart wounded in action:

* Pvt. Ernst Chippewa, Saganaw Chippewa, Normandy

* TSgt. Homer L. Jackson, Grand Traverse Ottawa & Chippewa

* Irving J. Theodore, Saginaw, Pacific

* Sgt. Thurlow McClellan, Grand Traverse Ottawa & Chippewa

* Pvt. David Sowmick, Saginaw Band

* Pvt. Samuel Sowmick, Saginaw Band

MICHIGAN WWII: Purple Heart Killed in Action:

* Sgt. Joseph Graverette, Saginaw Chippewa, Belgiuim

* Pfc. John L. King, Grand Traverse band, Normandy

* Pvt. Nicolas J. Naganashe, Silver Star Grand Traverse band, Normandy

* Pvt. Ben Odemin, Grand Traverse band, Palau

* Pfc. Glen Pamane, Chippewa Ottawa

* Pvt. Glendon L. Place, Saginaw Chippewa, Normandy

* Pfc. Moses L. Smith, Grand Traverse band, Italy

* Pvt. Ben Walker, Grand Traverse band,

MINNESOTA WWII: Purple Heart wounded in action:

* T/Sgt. Andrew Amyotte, Fond-du-Lac

* Sgt. Eugene Amyotte, Fond-du-Lac

* Sgt. William Amyotte, Fond-du-Lac

* SFC. Lloyd F. Aspinwall, White Earth

* USA Herbert Beaulieu, Germany

* USA Daniel Bellanger, Red-Lake, France

* Pfc. Marcel Bisson, White-Earth

* David Bobolink, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pfc. Edward George Burns, Guam

* Edward Clark, White Earth Chippewa

* USA John Davis, Pembina band, France

* USA James Deschamps, France

* USA Simon Desjarlait, Red-Lake? Belgium

* Jeffrey Duhaime, Grand Portage band?

* USA Louis Dunn, Cass Lake band, Germany

* Pfc. Henry Fairbanks, Leech Lake Pillager, France

* Pfc. William Good,amputee, Red Lake Nation, Germany

* Cpl. Rodney Graham, Sicily

* Eugene Howes, Fond-du-Lac band, Italy

* William Howes, Fond-du-Lac band, Pacific

* Eugene Johnson, Cassino

* William Jourdain, Red Lake Nation

* Maurice Kelley, Germany

* Robert King, France

* Edward Laundrie, Fond-du-Lac Band

* Frank N. Lajeunesse, White-Earth, Normandy

* Jimmie Lussier, Red-Lake Nation?

* USA George L. Mason, Germany

* Ben E. Mitchell, Leech Lake Pillager

* David Munell, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pfc. Mark Naganub, Fond-du-Lac

* Delmar Needham, Red-Lake Nation?

* USA John Northrup, France

* USA Everett Ojibway, Germany

* USA Johnson Ray, Germany

* Phillip Ray, Luzon

* USA Raymond F. Roberts, France

* USA EugeneSavage, Germany

* USA Burdette Shearer, Germany

* USA Gerald Sheehy, Italy

* USA Harry Smith, France

* Kelly Stanley

* USA Wallace D. Stewart, France

* George St. John, White Earth

* George H. Trombley, Luzon

* Pfc. Fran A. Toutloff, Bois Forte band, Pacific

* Pfc. Robert Wendling, Fond-du-Lac, Germany

* Alfred Whitecloud, PH with oak Leaf cluster, Red Cliff band, New Guinea

* Stephen Zimmerman, Leyte

MINNESOTA WWII: Purple Heart killed in action:

* Leroy J. Aitkin, Leech Lake band

* Pfc. Jacob Anderson, France, White Earth

* S1C. Clifford J. Antell, White Earth Nation, CVE-56 sunk

* Pfc. Everett Armstrong, DNB White Earth

* Pfc. Robert Belland. White Earth Chippewa

* Pfc. Richard Boshey, Fond-du-Lac band, Belgium

* Sgt. Eddie Brown, Italy, White Earth

* Pfc. George Brunette, France DNB

* Sgt. Lawrence Carl, Red Lake Nation, Luzon

* S1c Paul O. Charbonneau MIA White Earth

* Sgt. Sylvester Charboneau, White Earth Chippewa , At Sea

* MOMM3 Frederick Critt, Cass Lake Pillager, Pacific

* Tec5 Carl G. DeGroat, White Earth

* Pfc. Clyde Fairbanks, enlisted using bother 's name Benjamin KIA Purple Heart, White Earth Chippewa

* Tec4 Cleve E. Goodwin, DNB, White Earth

* Pfc. Charles E. Hart, White Earth

* Pfc. James L. Johnson, Red Lake Nation, France

* Pfc. Richard Johnson, Leech Lake Pillager, Africa

* Pfc. George Kelly, Leech Lake Pillager, France

* S/Sgt.Adolph King, Red Lake band, France

* Pfc. Clarance LaDuke. White Earth

* Sgt. Harry V. Lewis, White Earth

* Pvt. Fred Littlewolf, DNB White Earth

* Pvt. Daniel McKenzie, Red Lake

* Sgt. John S. Mercer, Air Medal, Fond-du-Lac, Germany

* Frank Michaud, Leech Lake Pillager

* Dominic Misquadace, Fond-du-Lac

* Pfc. Peter Morgan, Leech Lake Pillager, France

* Pfc. Jack W. Ostrom, White Earth, Iwo Jima

* Pvt. Dean Ottershaw, White Earth, Pacific

* Pfc. William J. Potter, Otter Tail Pillager, Italy

* Pvt. Ralph Robinson, Leech Lake Pillager, Germany

* Pfc. Richard Sailor, White Earth, France

* Richard Sakop, Leech Lake Pillager

* GM3. Raymond E. Severson, White Earth

* S2. Frank Sharbono, White Earth

* Cpl. George Sheehy, AAC, Italy

* FM2. Martin E. Simons, DD-350 Pacific typhon

* Pfc. Charles V. Smith, White Earth

* Kelly Stanley

* Pfc. Lyman J. Tanner, Cass Lake band, Luzon

* Lewis E.Taylor, Germany

* Pvt. Robert TeJohn, White-Earth Nation, Luzon

* Pfc. Jesse J. Tibbetts, Deer River band, English Channel U-boat

* Pfc. Charles V. Wadena, White Earth

* S/Sgt. Hubert W. Williams, White Earth, Belgium

* Sgt. Joseph L. Weaver, Purple Heart w/olc, White-Earth, Belgium

* Pfc. Vincent Zimmerman, Grand-Portage band, Europe

NORTH DAKOTA WWII: Purple Heart killed in action:

* Pfc. William A. Davis, Turtle MountainChippewa, New Guinea

* TM2 Frank G. Gillis, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

WISCONSIN WWII WOUNDED IN ACTION:

* Pvt. Fred Ackley, Sokaogon Mole Lake

* Joseph Bebe, Bad River band

* Pfc. Eldred M. Corbine, Bad River band

* James Lester, Lac Courte Orielles

* Jerome Meyers, Bad River band

* Pvt. William L. Neveaux, Bad River band

* Stanley L. Sharlow, Bad River band

* Wallace Wenandy, Bad River band

* Edward S. Wesley, Bad River band

WISCONSIN WWII: Purple Heart killed in action:

* Pvt. Richard J. Ackley, North Africa

* Pvt. Charles Ackley, Italy

* Raymond Cloud, Bad River band

* T/5 James I. Cook, Silver Star Luzon

* Pfc. Charle Corbine, Lac Courte Orielles band, France

* S/Sgt. Robert G. Duffy, Air Medal, Red Cliff band

* James C. Ford, Jr. Bad River band? Italy

* Pfc. Milan St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau band, France

* PHM 2C Raymond H. Gervais, Bad River band

* Pfc. Earl Madosh, Bad River Band

🍁 NATIVE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WWII ROLL:

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/nativeterans/honourII.htm

USAT Chippewa, 14 October 1943 the War Department, assigned the vessal to the US Army Small Ship Section, Southwest-Pacific Area as a bareboat charter.
USCGC Ojibwa 1944 (WYT-97) Apalachee-class tug
USS Chippewa (AT-69) was commissioned 1943
USS Wabanquot was commissioned 1945 (YTB-525) Hisada class tug.
1943 King George VI awarded the Chief Peter Kakekagum/Kejick of the Red-Gut band (Nicikousemenecaning First Nation) the British Empire Medal along with the Chiefs of three other tribes.
The United States would not allow William Hole-in-the-Day to enlist due to age so he went north to Canada and was accepted.
Daniel Kingbird, USMC (UDT volunteer)

Indians in the War 1945, Naval History and Heritage Command https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/i/indians-in-the-war-1945.html

KOREA, U.S. & CANADA:

* Pvt. Leroy Aitkin, Purple Heart KIA, Leech Lake Pillager

* Cpl. Wayne Bibeau, Purple Heart KIA Leech Lake Pillager

* Sgt. Benny Bowstring, Prisoner of War Medal, MIA, Leech-Lake Pillager, died from starvation as a POW, remains not returned

* Martin B, Chevrier, Nipissing First Nation KIA

* Pfc. Max H. Cohoe, KIA Purple Heart, Minnesota

* Pfc. Frederick A. Corbine, KIA Purple Heart, Lac Courte Orielles

* Sgt. Herbert Daniels, PUC Long Plain First Nation

* Sgt. Allen Derouin, PUC, Ojibwe First Nation

* M/Sgt. Valentine O. Erion, Bronze Star, White Earth

* Leroy Fairbanks, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pvt. Richard Marvin Fairbanks, Bronze Star, KIA MIA Purple Heart, White-Earth

* Wesley Fairbanks, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Leon X. Fontaine, wounded twice, Sagkeeng First Nation

* Cpl. Clifford Gillis, Purple Heart, Letter of Commendation with the combat V, UN Service Medal, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

* Pfc. Joseph N. Goggleye, Purple Heart, KIA, Bois Forte band

* Cpl. Eugene F. Hart, White Earth

* Harvey Howard, Purple Heart

* Francis Humphrey, Silver Star, Bronze Star oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* George Humphery Jr., Silver Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* Cpl. Alfred C. Lavallie, KIA Purple Heart, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

* Franklin Lester, Silver Star, Purple Heart w/OLC, Lac Courte Orielles

* Charles Lincoln, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Cpl. Charles J. Littlejohn, Silver Star, White-Oak-Point Band, KIA

* SFC. Alphone Manitowabi, KIA Purple Heart, Wikwemikong Nation

* William George Mann, Oak Leaf for bravery, wounded twice, Sagkeeng First Nation

* Pfc. Clarance Marcellis, Purple Heart w/oak leaf cluster, Turtle Mountain

* Peter Mink, Leech Lake

* David Mitchell, DNB, Leech Lake Pillager

* Pfc. Paul Moose, KIA Purple Heart, Mille Lacs band

* Donald B. Munnell, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Sgt. Tommy Prince PUC, wounded twice, Baldhead First Nation

* Sgt. Ernst Robinson, Purple Heart, POW MIA, Leech Lake Pillager

* Bernard J. Rock, Purple Heart w/2 oak Leaf clusters, White Earth Nation

* Pvt. Francis Roy, KIA Purple Heart, Bois Forte

* Pvt. William F. Roy, KIA Purple Heart

* SFC. Delbert Ray Snell, Bronze Star, KIA, White-Oak-Point Band

* Pfc. Julis S. Tepakeyah, Purple Heart, KIA Grand Traverse band,

* USAF Gordon Thayer, turned down Purple Heart saying: "others were hurt worse"

* Albert L. Whitebird, Silver Star, Chief of the Bad-River Band

* Pfc. Irvine F. Vizenor, White Earth

🍁 NATIVE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO KOREA ROLL:

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/nativeterans/honourkor.htm

VIETNAM:

* Pfc. Leo V. Beaulieu, Navy Cross, Bronze Star w/V, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth

* Lcpl. John G, Bellanger, KIA, Purple heart, Red Lake Nation

* Pfc. Thomas Bellanger, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Sp4 Lawrance Butler, KIA Purple Heart, Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts, Lac Courte Oreilles

* 2Lt. Jame D. Cain, Bronze Star w/oak leaf cluster, MUC, JSCM, (military Intelligence, CIA), White Earth

* Sgt. Mark O. Charett, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth

* Sgt. Ronald M. Cloud, KIA, Red Lake Nation

* John Connor, Purple Heart, Bois Forte band

* Sp4. Darell Dorman, Bronze Star w/V, Purple Heart KIA, Leech Lake

* USA Norbert Dretzka, Purple Heart. Lac Courte Orielles

* SP/4 Michael E. Duval, White Earth

* Aaron Fairbanks POW

* Donald Fairbanks, Bronze Star w/OLC, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Sgt. Charles V. Howard, KIA Mills band

* Fred K Jackson Jr., Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* SP/4 Kenneth J. Jacobsen, KIA Purple Heart, White Earth

* Richard Kingbird, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* USMC Chief Lambert, Purple Heart, Red Bear band

* Loren Lyons, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* USMC Robert Martin, Purple Heart, Lac Courte Orielles

* Michael Masten, Purple Heart, White Earth

* Gregory A. Moeggenberg, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Saginaw Chippewa

* James Monchamp, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* HM3 Charles E. Olsen (3/1 Marines) KIA Purple Heart, White Earth Chippewa

* SFC. Vincent B. Parkhurst, KIA Purple Heart, Red Lake Nation

* HM3. Donald Parrish, Silver Star, Bay-Mills Band

* Gordon A. Rogers Sr., Purple Heart, Bois Forte band

* Sgt. Terry W. Seelye, Bronze Star, Cass Lake

* Pfc. Duwayne Soulier, DNB lost at sea, Red Cliff band

* Pfc. Donald N. Spence, Purple Heart KIA, Leech Lake Pillager

* Sp4 Larry I. Sutton, KIA, St Croix band

* Sp4 Peter Thompson, 3 Bronze Stars, 6 Purple Hearts, White Earth, (Arlington National)

* Clyde C. Tibbetts, Purple Heart, White Earth

* SP4. Rockne Tibbetts, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

* Martin D. Waukazu, Purple Heart, White Earth

* USA Ed Wesley, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Bad River

🍁 NATIVE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO VIETNAM ROLL:

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/nativeterans/honournam.htm

* Lcpl Austin M. Corbiere, KIA, Quang Nam Province, Manitoulin Island

IRAQ:

* Richard J-D Aspinall, Purple Heart, White Earth Chippewa

* James Borchardt, Bronze Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* MSgt. Jonathon Dunbar, Bronze Star w2/OLC, KIA Purple Heart, Red Cliff band, Arlington Nat.

* Specialist Jacob J. Fairbanks DNB, Leech Lake Pillager

* FORCM James D. Fairbanks, Force Master Chief, Silver Star, White-Earth

* Spc. Dwayne J. McFarline Jr., Bronze Star, Purple Heart KIA, Cass Lake

* Gabriel H. Wakanabo, Purple Heart, Leech Lake Pillager

AFGANISTAN:

* James H. Borchardt, Bronze Star, Leech Lake Pillager

* Cpl. Doug Tiyza, Sacrifice Medal, Peguis First Nation

🍁2014 Parliament Hill, Ottawa:

* Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, Sacrifice Medal, Star of Military Valour, killed on guard duty, shot in the back, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Walpole Island First Nation

OSS & CIA:

Capt. Louis A. O’Jibway, Bronze Star w/V, CIA Memorial Wall, Gold Intelligence Medal of Merit, Silver Exceptional Service Medallion, Bronze Star, Sault Ste. Marie band of Chippewa. He led an OSS amphibious team in north China. https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/Louis-Ojibway.pdf (The Exceptional Service Medallion, is awarded for injury or death resulting from CIA operations.) His remains were not recovered.

U.S. Navy Seals:

SO-9 Daniel Nisbet, (Special Operator Master Chief) He is identified as being Chippewa. He is the only Native American in the U.S. Navy Seals. All information concerning USN Seal personel is classified, so it is highly unusal that he can even be found on the internet.

WALL OF WARRIORS: compiled by the Leech Lake Veterans Affairs Office: Minnesota and Wisconsin Veterans are invited to add to the list. https://www.llojibwe.org/tribalassistance/vetsDocs/vetsMemorial%20Wall.pdf

🍁 ABORIGINAL VETERANS TRIBUTE HONOUR LIST:

https://www.vcn.bc.ca/~jeffrey1/tribute.htm?utm_source=salmon%20arm%20observer&utm_campaign=salmon%20arm%20observer%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral

In 2015 Congress authorized a Code Talkers Medal for the Fond-du-Lac band of Chippewa
USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS-8) commissioned 2019
USNS James D. Fairbanks (T-ATS-13 under construction)
CUSCGC Chippewa (WLR-75404), Coast Guard river class buoy tender cutter

WWI SIVER WAR BADGE AND WWII KINGS BADGE also silver. Were issued to British commonwealth exservicemen to be worn on civilian clothes indicating the reason they were not in uniform was because they had been dischaged for wounds or illness. That way women wouldn't give them white feathers for cowardence. The WWI badges were numbered and recorded allowing decendents to verify or trace..

Shoulder insignia for the FSSF First Special Service Force. Was a joint U.S. Canadian force 50/50

Gallery #1: Modern Warriors: Recognition

CANADIAN MONUMENT TO INDIGENIOUS MILITARY SERVICE in Ottawa. It was designed by Saskatchewan artist Lloyd Pinay, who has Ojibwe heritage. © Meunierd

"CHIPPEWA WAR BANNER"

Bulletin no. 53 (1913), Francis Densmore, p.90 Plate 15, Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology G.P.O, 1901.

The Eagle Staff to be recognized as the first flag of Native American nations.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, H.Res.322 of the 117th Congress.

https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/krishnamoorthi-evo.house.gov/files/KRISHN_024_xml.pdf

"THE WAR BUNDLE:"

https://usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/neighbors/wood/history/1923WisIndians.htm

CANADIAN MONUMENT TO INDIGENIOUS MILITARY SERVICE in Ottawa. It was designed by Saskatchewan artist Lloyd Pinay, who has Ojibwe heritage. © Meunierd

Vietnam Native American Memorial at Neillsville, Wisconsin, Harry Whitehorse

Saugeen First Nation - Chippewas of Nawash memorial day

Minnesota State monuments for Chippewa 1862 service.

Chief White Cloud Minnesota State Monument #12

Minnesota State Statues;

Chapter 138 Sec. 138.585 § Subd. 12:

Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee Minnesota State Monument #17

Minnesota State Statues;

Chapter 138 Sec. 138.585 § Subd. 17 Chief Mouzoomaunee State Monument

Erected 1914 at Fort Ridgely because Fort Ripley had been abandoned. Height" 15'

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Minnesota State Monument to Mille-Lacs war Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee and his 300 Mille-Lacs and Sandy-Lake warriors who offered to fight the Sioux and defend Fort Ripley during the Sioux uprising. Dedicated 1914 at the Fort Ridgely cemetery because Fort Ripley had been abandoned. The monument is the same size as the State monument next to it for the men the 5th Minn. Rgt. lost at Fort Ridgely and Redwood Ferry. Over 5,000 came for it's dedication. The State paid $800.00 in 1914 which would be roughly $25,500 in 2025.[184]

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The Cold War warrior:

HMCS Ojibwa

HMCS Ojibwa (S72) Oberon-class, Royal Canadian Navy, Elgin Military Museum of Naval History, Ontario, Canada. [271][272][273] Armed with six 21" tubes in the bow and two in the stern, carrying 30 torpedos total. The forward tubes had US Mark 37 torpedoes: wire-guided Mod 2, while the aft torpedoes were not wire-guided. The Mark 37 had a 330 lb (150 kg) HBX explosive charge. It's purpose was for ASW anti-submarine warfare. Her surface speed was 12 knots while submerged it was 17. The ship's motto was: "NE-KE-CHE-DAH" or "Let us be prepared". wikicommons

Chippewa / Ojibwe History

Ogichidaa = Warrior, the legacy:

1866 United States Scouts enlisted kepi insignia

Cpl. Francis Pegahmagabow, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (sniper), credited with 378 kills and capturing 300.[235]

FSSF Paratroopers Sgt. Tommy Prince with his brother at Buckingham Palace meeting the King.

Chippewa Ojibwa service & valor recognition:

🍁2014 Parliament Hill, Ottawa:

The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle traces back to Chief Ahgamahwegezhig or Chief Sky of the Lac-du-Flambeau band and the Civil War. The 101st gained the Airborne designation in 1942 and added it above the 101st insignia.

501st Airborne adopted an Ojibwa Thunderbird pictograph for the unit insignia.

1894, "Indianische Bilderschrift der Odschibwa" - Objiwa pictorial writing. The 501st insignia is in second row from top.

Fond-du-Lac Band of Chippewa Code Talkers Medal, authorized by Congress in The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008. The FDL Army code talkers were in uniform long before the Marines got the Navajo.

Gallery #1: Modern Warriors: Recognition

Honoring Modern Warrior's

Chippewa Ojibwa Veteran's Cenotaphs & Memorials

The Chippewa and the U.S.flag:

Chippeway Indian Lodge 1827, "Tour to the Lakes" Thomas L. McKenney

War Dance, White-Earth 1910.

"Chippewa Indians", Hayward, Wisconsin 1917

Minnesota State monuments for Chippewa 1862 service.

Chief White Cloud Minnesota State Monument #12

Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee Minnesota State Monument #17

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Ojibwa" WYT-97

The Cold War warrior:

HMCS Ojibwa

Ogichidaa = Warrior, the legacy:

1866 United States Scouts enlisted kepi insignia

Cpl. Francis Pegahmagabow, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (sniper), credited with 378 kills and capturing 300.[235]

FSSF Paratroopers Sgt. Tommy Prince with his brother at Buckingham Palace meeting the King.

Chippewa Ojibwa service & valor recognition:

🍁2014 Parliament Hill, Ottawa:

The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle traces back to Chief Ahgamahwegezhig or Chief Sky of the Lac-du-Flambeau band and the Civil War. The 101st gained the Airborne designation in 1942 and added it above the 101st insignia.

501st Airborne adopted an Ojibwa Thunderbird pictograph for the unit insignia.

1894, "Indianische Bilderschrift der Odschibwa" - Objiwa pictorial writing. The 501st insignia is in second row from top.

Fond-du-Lac Band of Chippewa Code Talkers Medal, authorized by Congress in The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008. The FDL Army code talkers were in uniform long before the Marines got the Navajo.

Gallery #1: Modern Warriors: Recognition

Honoring Modern Warrior's

Chippewa Ojibwa Veteran's Cenotaphs & Memorials

The Chippewa and the U.S.flag:

Chippeway Indian Lodge 1827, "Tour to the Lakes" Thomas L. McKenney

War Dance, White-Earth 1910.

"Chippewa Indians", Hayward, Wisconsin 1917

Minnesota State monuments for Chippewa 1862 service.

Chief White Cloud Minnesota State Monument #12

Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee Minnesota State Monument #17

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Ojibwa" WYT-97

The Cold War warrior:

HMCS Ojibwa

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