Chester Nez Collectionloc.natlib.afc2001001.54891NezChesterintervieweeNMNMVeteran states that he was born "on his cousin's brother's trading post."Malehttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.54891/World War, 1939-1945Veteran1942-1945EnlistedMarine Corps1st Marine Division; 3rd Marine DivisionCamp Pendleton, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Bougainville Island (Solomon Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Peleliu Island (Palau); Pacific TheaterGuadalcanal, Guam, PeleliuCorporalThe veteran was a Navajo Code Talker and he received the Congressional Gold Medal.Korean War, 1950-1953Veteran1950-1951Marine CorpsKoreaVideoDVD1 itemOral history interview10/01/2003VideoDVD1 itemReference copy10/01/2003VideoDVD1 itemReference copy10/01/2003FlemingCarolinterviewerWarren C. SalomoninterviewerChalmers FordDoncontributorNavajo Code Talker's ProjectcontributorAFC/2001/001/54891NezChesterWorld War, 1939-1945Personal NarrativesUnited States. Marine Corps.Korean War, 1950-1953Personal NarrativesUnited States. Marine Corps.Chester Nez Collection (AFC/2001/001/54891), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressVeterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressDLC-AFC2008-04-092022-05-11loc.natlib.afc2001001.54891Chester Nez Collection2008https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/54891mixed materialmoving imagemoving imagemoving imageWarren C. SalomonNez, ChesterNez, ChesterCamp Pendleton, California [service location]Pearl Harbor, Hawaii [service location]Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) [service location]Bougainville Island (Solomon Islands) [service location]Guam (Mariana Islands) [service location]Peleliu Island (Palau) [service location]Pacific Theater [service location]World War, 1939-1945--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Marine Corps.Korea [service location]Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Marine Corps.Veterans History Project