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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Samuel William Billison

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Kinlichee Reservation, Arizona

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DURING MARINE BOOT CAMP TRAINING IN 1943, SELECTED TO BECOME ONE OF THE LEGENDARY NAVAJO CODE TALKERS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AND USED HIS CODE-TALKING ABILITIES WITH GREAT SUCCESS DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS AT IWO JIMA IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 1945. THE NAVAJO CODE WAS NEVER BROKEN BY THE JAPANESE.