Samuel W. Billison Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Samuel W. Billison

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

1943-1946

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

Headquarters Battalion, 5th Marine Division

Location of Service

Camp Pendleton, California; Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater; Japan

Battles/Campaigns

Iwo Jima

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navajo code talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

David Winkler

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/68227

Subjects:

Billison, Samuel W.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Samuel W. Billison Collection
(AFC/2001/001/68227), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress