Letter from the Commanding Officer of the 142nd Infantry to the Commanding General of the 36th Division, stating how messages would be transmitted during World War I in Choctaw as the enemy could not decipher the messages

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Title

Letter from the Commanding Officer of the 142nd Infantry to the Commanding General of the 36th Division, stating how messages would be transmitted during World War I in Choctaw as the enemy could not decipher the messages

Subject

native american heroism

Description

In the letter it explains the variety of languages the Native Americans could speak and how many nonnatives knew the language. The U.S army quickly learned they could use this to their advantage

Creator

War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War l Branch. Ca. 1918-ca. 1948 (Most recent)

Source

National Archives, Records of Divisions, ca 1918-1942,
Record Group 120, Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War l) 1848-1942

Date

January 23, 1919

Rights

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Identifier

ARC- 301642

Files

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Citation

War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War l Branch. Ca. 1918-ca. 1948 (Most recent) , “Letter from the Commanding Officer of the 142nd Infantry to the Commanding General of the 36th Division, stating how messages would be transmitted during World War I in Choctaw as the enemy could not decipher the messages,” Nabb Research Center Online Exhibits, accessed November 5, 2024, https://libapps.salisbury.edu/nabb-online/items/show/600.