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Close-up of Indian 841, showing girder forks and cylinder layout. During World War II, the US Army requested experimental motorcycle designs suitable for desert fighting [1] and offered Indian $350,000 in exchange for 1,000 shaft-drive, side-valve, twin-cylinder test motorcycles. In response to this request, Indian designed and built the 841 (8 ...
Ashishishe (c. 1856–1923), known as Curly (or Curley) and Bull Half White, was a Crow scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars. One of the most notable U.S. Army Indian Scouts was Curley, a member of the Crow tribe who became a scout in April 1876 under Colonel John Gibbon. He then joined Lieutenant Colonel Custer.
The Indian Scout is a motorcycle built by the Indian Motocycle Company from 1920 to 1949. ... the Scout was not continued after World War II. In 1949 an all-new ...
The Apache Scouts were part of the United States Army Indian Scouts. Most of their service was during the Apache Wars , between 1849 and 1886, though the last scout retired in 1947. The Apache scouts were the eyes and ears of the United States military and sometimes the cultural translators for the various Apache bands and the Americans.
He received the Bronze Star Medal and the Légion d'honneur for his service during World War II. In 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama. Medicine Crow was a founding member of the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders and Youth. [1] He was the last war chief of the Crow Tribe and the last Plains Indian war chief.
World War II: Oliveto, Italy: September 22, 1943: Although injured, killed two snipers and attacked two machine gun nests Jack C. Montgomery: Cherokee [2] Army: First Lieutenant: World War II: near Padiglione, Italy: February 22, 1944: Single-handedly attacked two German positions and took dozens of prisoners Van T. Barfoot: Choctaw [2] Army ...
Joseph Medicine Crow - was a World War II veteran, serving as a scout in the 103rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. He received the Bronze Star Medal and the Légion d'honneur for his service during World War II. He was the last war chief of the Crow Tribe and the last Plains Indian war chief.
Civilian Scout: Platte River, Nebraska Apr 26, 1872: Civilian Scout with 3rd US Cavalry "Gallantry in action." Later known as the legendary westerner and showman Buffalo Bill Cody. John W. Comfort: Army: Corporal: Staked Plains, Texas: Nov 5, 1874: Company A, 4th US Cavalry Ran down and killed an Indian. —