Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr.
7/21/1969
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Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr., a Cheyenne Indian, writes a letter to his family in the United States. He is a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, on a search, clear and destroy mission, seven miles east of the Marine Combat Base at An Hoa.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier: 532485
Full Citation: Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr.; 7/21/1969; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/private-first-class-joseph-big-medicine-jr, April 23, 2024]Activities that use this document
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