Thomas Claw Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Thomas Claw

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

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

1st Marine Division

Location of Service

New Caledonia; Australia; New Guinea; Palau; Solomon Islands

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Carol Fleming

Interviewer:

Warren C. Salomon

Contributor:

Don Chalmers Ford

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Navajo Code Talker's Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/52553

Subjects:

Claw, Thomas

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Thomas Claw Collection
(AFC/2001/001/52553), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress