Roy O. Hawthorne Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Roy O. Hawthorne

State of Birth:

AZ

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-?

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Location of Service

Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Location of Service

Korea

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

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/2001/001/52528

Subjects:

Hawthorne, Roy O.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Roy O. Hawthorne Collection
(AFC/2001/001/52528), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress