On November 9, 2014, Dr. William C. Meadows spoke at a Veteran’s Recognition Dinner at Acoma Community Center for the Pueblo of Acoma Pueblo, a native American nation located one hour west of Albuquerque in New Mexico. A special part of the event was the recognition of the late Sgt. Paul R. Histia who was in a “radio net” of Native American Code Talkers, made up of individuals from several tribes, in the Army Air Corps, V Bomb Command, during World War II. Histia and other Native Americans used their native languages to conduct bombing raids throughout New Guinea and the Philippines. Part of Dr. Meadow’s research focuses on Native American Code Talkers from over 30 tribes that have used their native language in the United States Military during World Wars I and II. As part of the Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008, which Meadow’s research and testimony helped to pass, Histia was recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal in 2013.
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