Samuel Tom Holiday Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Samuel Tom Holiday

State of Birth:

UT

Home State:

AZ

Gender

Male

Race

American Indian and Alaskan Native

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

Headquarters & Service Company, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division

Location of Service

Saipan; Iwo Jima; Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Kwajalein (Marshall Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was awarded the Congressional Silver Medal for his service as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Carol Fleming

Interviewer:

Warren C. Salomon

Contributor:

Don Chalmers Ford

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Navajo Code Talker's Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/52527

Subjects:

Holiday, Samuel Tom

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Samuel Tom Holiday Collection
(AFC/2001/001/52527), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress