Joseph Oklahombi, born May 1, 1895 in Bokchito, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (east of present-day Durant, Oklahoma), served as a Choctaw code talker in WWI. He was assigned to Company D, First Battalion, 141st Regiment, 71st Brigade of the 36th Infantry Division. While in France in 1918, he and 23 other soldiers attacked an enemy position, capturing 171 Germans, killing about 79 more. He was awarded the Silver Star with Victory Ribbon, and the Croix de Guerre from France. The awards made him the most decorated WWI soldier from Oklahoma.
He passed away in April 1960 after being hit by a truck.
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