American Indians have participated with distinction in United States military actions for more than 200 years. Their courage, determination, and fighting spirit were recognized by American military leaders as early as the 18th century.
Native Americans have the highest record of service per capita when compared to other ethnic groups. The reasons behind this disproportionate contribution are complex and deeply rooted in traditional American Indian culture. In many respects, Native Americans are no different from others who volunteer for military service. They do, however, have distinctive cultural values which drive them to serve their country. One such value is their proud warrior tradition.
In part, the warrior tradition is a willingness to engage the enemy in battle. This characteristic has been clearly demonstrated by the courageous deeds of Native Americans in combat. However, the warrior tradition is best exemplified by the following qualities said to be inherent to most if not all Native American societies: strength, honor, pride, devotion, and wisdom. These qualities make a perfect fit with military tradition.
The Pine Point community is proud our Anishinabe Ogitchida, Protectors of the People. We honor them at pow wows and ceremonies. A veteran’s wall has been erected in the community center. Pine Point veterans have followed their great traditions as brave warriors through the battles of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq/Afghanistan and other conflicts.
| Name | Service Branch | Era |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Adams, John | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Adams, Joseph | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Adams, Lawrence | U.S. Army | |
| Adams, Sullivan (Red) | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Annette, Franklin | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Annette, Harold | U.S. Navy | Korean |
| Annette, John B. | U.S. Army National Guard | 1998-2005 |
| Annette, William | U.S. Navy | Korean |
| Armstrong, Donald | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Arthur, Alfred | U.S. Army | |
| Arthur, Kenneth L. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Arthur, Raymond F. | U.S. Army | |
| Arthur, Richard | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Axdahl, David N. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Axdahl, Duane A. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Badboy, Calvin D. | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Badboy, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Badboy, Kenneth | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Badboy, Michael | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Badboy, William | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Bagley, Joseph | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Basswood, Albert Jr. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Basswood, Dawn A. | W.A.C. | 1990-1998 |
| Basswood, Delmar J. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Basswood, Kenneth F. | U.S. Army | |
| Basswood, Randy | U.S. Army | |
| Basswood, Richard L. Sr. | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Basswood, Roland L. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Beason, David | U.S. Army | |
| Beason, Harry | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Bellanger, Benedict | U.S. Army | |
| Bellanger, Francis | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Bellanger, Leonard Sr. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Bellanger, William | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Bigbear, George (Cubby) | U.S. Army | |
| Black, Harry | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Black, Raymond | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Bloom, Alvin Sr. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Boldt, Donovan | U.S. Air Force | |
| Bonga, Donald E. | U.S. Army | |
| Bonga, Ernest | U.S. Army | |
| Bonga, Harvey S. | U.S. Army Reserves | 1985-1993 |
| Bonga, Joseph H. | U.S. Army | |
| Bonga, Patrick | U.S. Army | |
| Bonga, Richard M. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Boswell, Charles | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Boswell, David | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Boswell, Fredrick Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Boswell, Gordon L. Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Boswell, Laverne C. | U.S. Army | |
| Boswell, Lowell | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Boswell, Mavis | W.A.C. | |
| Boswell, Melvin C. (Ole) | U.S. Army | WWII/Korean |
| Boswell, Roger | U.S. Navy | |
| Boswell, William Jr. | U.S. Navy | |
| Bowstring, Nichelle | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Branchaud, Martin | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Broker, Donald | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Broker, Fredrick | U.S. Navy | WWI |
| Broker, Henry | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Brown, Charlie | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Brown, David | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Brown, Harold | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Brown, John H. | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Brown, Robert | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Brown, Robert (Chucky) | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Brown, William | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Brunner, Albert Jr. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Buckanaga, Andrew Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Buckanaga, Charles V. Sr. | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Buckanaga, Curtis L. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Buckanaga, Melvin J. Sr. | U.S. Navy/U.S. Army | WWII/Korean |
| Buckanaga, Thomas L. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Bunker, Charles | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Bunker, Simon M. Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Burnette, Palmer | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Butcher, Gary | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Butcher, James | U.S. Army | |
| Butcher, Joseph | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Butcher, Lawrence | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Butcher, Leonard | U.S. Army | |
| Butcher, Louis | U.S. Army | |
| Butcher, Ronald (Zuppy) | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Cassaway, Bernard | U.S. Army | |
| Cassaway, Joseph | U.S. Army | |
| Cassaway, Kenneth | U.S. Army | |
| Chesley, Kenneth Wayne | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Chesley, Michael | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Clark, Anthony J. | U.S. Army National Guard | Baghdad Iraq |
| Clark, Clarence (Fagan) | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Clark, Clarence W. (Chief) | U.S. Army | |
| Clark, Darrell G. | U.S. Army | |
| Clark, Douglas C. | U.S. Army | 1976-1977 |
| Clark, Duane T. | U.S. Army | |
| Clark, Glenn L. Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Cloud, Bernard | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Cloud, Herbert | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Conklin, James | U.S. Army | |
| Conklin, Kenneth Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Conklin, Timothy | U.S. Navy | |
| Croud, John B. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Croud, Joseph | U.S. Army | |
| Eischens, Eugene | U.S. Navy | 1945-1947 |
| Ellis, Delmar | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Ellis, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ellis, Howard (Pee Wee) | U.S. Navy | Korean |
| Ellis, Jerome T. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ellis, Joseph V. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ellis, Leon | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Ellis, Leonard | U.S. Navy | |
| Ellis, Vincent S. | U.S. Army | |
| Ellis, William B. Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ellis, William F. Jr. | U.S. Navy | |
| Evans, Garrison | U.S. Marine Corp. | 1956-1959 |
| Fairbanks, Delmas | U.S. Navy | |
| Fairbanks, Douglas C. | U.S. Marine Corp. | WWII |
| Fairbanks, George (Joe Bush) | U.S. Navy | Korean |
| Fairbanks, George D. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Fairbanks, James | U.S. Navy | |
| Fairbanks, Kenneth C. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Fairbanks, Kenneth G. | U.S. Navy | |
| Fairbanks, Robert | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Fairbanks, Thomas James Jr. | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Fairbanks, Thomas James Sr. | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Fairbanks, Timothy | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Fairbanks, Virgil (Cobby) | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Fineday, Duane Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Fineday, Franklin L. | U.S. Army | |
| Fineday, George | U.S. Army | |
| Fineday, James | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Fineday, Lester D. (Spud) | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| French, Harry | U.S. Army | |
| French, John | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| French, Marvin J. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| French, Virgil | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Goodman, Charles | U.S. Army | |
| Goodman, Emily Jean | U.S. Army | |
| Goodman, George (Porgie) | U.S. Army | |
| Goodman, James E. | U.S. Army | |
| Goodman, John L. | U.S. Army | |
| Goodman, Melvin Jr. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Goodman, Myron J. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Goodman, Ralph | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Greig, Gail | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Heinonen, Lester | U.S. Army | 1980-1988 |
| Henry, Gordon D. Sr. | U.S. Navy | Korean/Vietnam |
| Henry, William (Billy) | U.S. Army | |
| Hilden, John | U.S. Army | |
| Hodder, Frank | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Hodder, George | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Hodges, Clayton T | U.S. Navy | 1990-1993 |
| Hodges, Melba Buckanaga | WAVES | WWII |
| Hodges, Michael (Mickey) | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Howard, Cyril C. Jr. | U.S. Air Force | Vietnam |
| Howard, Cyril C. Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Howard, Robert F. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Jackson, Lawrence (Sonny) | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Jackson, Maurice (Ditsy) | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Jacobsen, David N. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Jacobsen, Herbert J. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Jacobsen, Kenneth | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Jones, Delmas | U.S. Navy | |
| Jones, George | U.S. Army | |
| Jones, Harold (Paddy Jo) | U.S. Air Force | |
| Jones, Samuel Jr. | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Jones, Samuel Sr. | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Jones, Thomas Jr. | U.S. Air Force | Korean |
| Jones, Wallace P. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Jugg, Albert | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Keezer, Sewell | Ohio Infintry | Civil |
| Kettle, Harry Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | 1973-1975 |
| Kettle, Harry Sr. | U.S. Army | Korean |
| King, Clifford (Tubby) | U.S. Air Force | |
| King, Granville | U.S. Navy | |
| King, Johnson | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Larson, Donovan (Swede ) | U.S. Air Force | |
| Larson, Kevin | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Leitheiser, Charles R. | U.S. Army | |
| Leitheiser, Gordon J. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Leitheiser, William A. Jr. | U.S. Navy | |
| Leitheiser, William F. Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Leonhardt, Fred | National Guard | 1965-1971 |
| Litzau, Gary | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Litzau, Kenneth | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Litzau, Robert | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Martin, Amos | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Martin, Everette | U.S. Army | |
| Martin, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Martin, Harlan D. | U.S. Navy | |
| Martin, John Frank | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Martin, Joseph | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Martin, Lawrence | U.S. Army | Korean/Vietnam |
| Mason, David | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Mason, Frank | U.S. Army | |
| Mason, Gordon A. | U.S. Air Force | WWII |
| Mason, Henry L. | U.S. Army | |
| Mason, Peter | U.S. Air Force | |
| Mayberry, Clayton | U.S. Army | |
| Mayberry, John | U.S. Army | |
| Mayberry, Marvin | U.S. Army | |
| McCarthy, Clinton L. Jr. | U.S. Navy | |
| McCarthy, David | U.S. Army | |
| McDonald, Paige | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Moore, John Taylor | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Moulton, Thomas L. | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Mountain, Benny | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Mountain, Kenneth | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Neeland, Joseph Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Norcross, Calvin Sr. (Kelly) | U.S. Army | |
| Norcross, Charles Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Norcross, Charles Sr. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Norcross, David | U.S. Air Force | Vietnam |
| Norcross, Douglas M. | U.S. Navy | |
| Norcross, Francis | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Norcross, George Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Norcross, George Sr. | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Norcross, Malcolm | U.S. Army | |
| Norcross, Victor R. Jr. | U.S. Navy | |
| Norcross, Victor Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Norcross, William Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Norcross, William Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ortley, Steven Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Ortley, Steven Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Ostrom, John | U.S. Army | |
| Parker, Buster | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Parker, Michael J. | U.S. Coast Guard | WWII |
| Parker, Walter W. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Peake, Albert J. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Peake, Delary J. | U.S. Army | |
| Peake, George | Minn Inf | Civil |
| Peake, George F. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Peake, Harry J. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Peake, Joseph E. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Peake, Joseph F. | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Peake, Sylvester B. | U.S. Air Force | |
| Peake, William J. | U.S. Army | |
| Power, Larry | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Redboy, William | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Reese, Edward | Minn Infintry | Civil |
| Robbins, John | U.S. Navy | 1946-1947 |
| Roberts, Albert J. | U.S. Air Force | WWII |
| Roberts, Gerald (Jeep) | U.S. Army | 1981-1984 |
| Roberts, Lyman | U.S. Army | |
| Roberts, Martin G. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Roberts, Samuel | U.S. Army | |
| Robertson, Elenore Ann | W.A.C. | |
| Robertson, Gilbert | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Bernard | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Rock, Francis P. Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Rock, Frank D. | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Rock, John S. | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Louis | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Melvin (Chitch) | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Rock, Rueben J. | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Samuel J. | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Simon Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Rock, Simon Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Rock, Wallace | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Rock, William | U.S. Air Force | |
| Rock, Willis | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Roy, Duane | U.S. Army | |
| Roy, Gerald | U.S. Army | |
| Roy, Harvey Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Roy, Harvey Sr | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Sailor, Donald J. | U.S. Army | |
| Sailor, Emmanuel Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| Sailor, Frank | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Sailor, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Sailor, Ira M. | U.S. Navy | |
| Sailor, Jacob | U.S. Navy | |
| Sailor, Richard | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Sailor, Rueben S. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Shady, Dennis | U.S. Army | |
| Shady, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Shady, Terrance J. | U.S. Army | |
| Skadsheim, Rodney | U.S. Army | |
| Skadsheim, Samuel J. | U.S. Army | |
| Smith, Frank | U.S. Marine Corp. | WWI |
| Smith, Frank C. | U.S. Marine Corp. | Vietnam |
| Smith, George H. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Smith, George L. | U.S. Army | |
| Smith, George S. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Smith, Gordon Sr | U.S. Army | |
| Smith, John Joseph | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Smith, Paul | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Smith, Thomas Jr. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Spry, Merlin | U.S. Army | WWII |
| St. Clair, Alvin | U.S. Air Force | WWII |
| St. Claire, Gordon B. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Stevens, Daniel | U.S. Army | |
| Stone, Andrew F. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Stone, Charles | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Stone, Eugene Sr. | U.S. Navy | |
| Stone, Fredrick | U.S. Navy | |
| Stone, George Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Stone, Marvin J. | U.S. Army | |
| Stone, Merlin J. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| Stone, Phillip | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Stone, Ralph | U.S. Army | 1961-1964 |
| Stone, William J. | U.S. Army | |
| Swan, James | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Swan, Lawrence R. | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Swan, Louis | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Swan, Louis T. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Swan, Maynard L. | U.S. Army | WWII/Korean |
| Swan, Richard E. | U.S. Navy | Korean |
| Swan, Robert (Skip) | U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corp. | WWII/Korean |
| Swan-Williams, Evanelle | W.A.C. | WWII |
| Taylor, Joseph | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| Taylor, Morale | U.S. Army | WWII |
| TeJohn, Alfred | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Elmer Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Elmer Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| TeJohn, Frank (Bud) | U.S. Army | WWII |
| TeJohn, Fredrick | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, George | U.S. Navy | WWII |
| TeJohn, James Lawrence | U.S. Air Force | |
| TeJohn, James Sr. | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Leo (Moose) | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Richard | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Robert Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| TeJohn, Robert Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Thunder, Jerome C. | U.S. Army | Korean |
| Thunder, John B. | U.S. Army | |
| Thunder, Joseph M. | U.S. Navy | |
| Thunder, Kenneth W. | U.S. Marine Corp. | |
| Trotterschaud, Allen (Sonny) | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Trotterschaud, Gail | W.A.C. | |
| Trotterschaud, Helen | W.A.C. | |
| Trotterschaud, Maynard | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Alex | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Aloysious | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Arthur | U.S. Army | |
| Vizenor, Charles | U.S. Army | Desert Storm |
| Vizenor, Delano | U.S. Army | |
| Vizenor, Edward | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Joseph M. Jr. | U.S. Army | |
| Vizenor, Joseph Sr. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Magnus (Moxie) | U.S. Army | |
| Vizenor, Mitchell | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Vizenor, Rita | U.S. Air Force | |
| Vizenor, William | U.S. Army | |
| Walker, Sharon Kay Buckanaga | Naval Reserve | |
| Warren, George T. | U.S. Army | |
| Warren, James | U.S. Army | |
| Warren, Roger | U.S. Army | |
| Weaver, Fred | U.S. Army | WWI |
| Weaver, Leonard | U.S. Army | |
| Weaver, Orville | U.S. Army | |
| Weaver, Terrence | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| White, Leo A. | U.S. Army | WWII |
| Williams, Dennis W. | U.S. Navy | Vietnam |
| Williams, Patricia A | U.S. Coast Guard | 1981-1984 |
| Willis, George | U.S. Army | WWII |
