Samuel Sandoval

{{Short description|American Navajo World War II veteran (1923–2022)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Samuel F. Sandoval

| image = Samuel Sandoval square crop.png

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|10|24}}{{Cite web |title=Obituaries in Farmington, NM {{!}} Farmington Daily Times |url=https://daily-times.com/obituaries/tnm066115 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=daily-times.com |language=en}}

| birth_place = Nageezi, New Mexico, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|29|1923|10|24}}

| death_place = Shiprock, New Mexico, United States{{Cite web |title=WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Dead at 98: 'A Loving and Courageous Person' |url=https://people.com/human-interest/wwii-navajo-code-talker-samuel-sandoval-dead-at-98/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Malula Sandoval|1990}}{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Donovan Quintero-Navajo |title='I want the museum up': Samuel Sandoval Dreamed of Code-Talker Museum |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/i-want-the-museum-up-samuel-sandoval-dreamed-of-code-talker-museum#:~:text=Malula%20said%20they,married%20in%201990 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Native News Online |language=en-GB}}

| parents = {{Plainlist|

}}

}}

Samuel F. Sandoval (October 24, 1923{{Cite web |title=Obituaries in Farmington, NM {{!}} Farmington Daily Times |url=https://daily-times.com/obituaries/tnm066115 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=daily-times.com |language=en}} – July 29, 2022{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=July 31, 2022 |title=Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, has died at age 98 |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/1114766110/samuel-sandoval-one-of-the-last-remaining-navajo-code-talkers-has-died-at-age-98 |access-date=2023-01-11}}) was an American Navajo World War II veteran.{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Nathan |title=Research Guides: Navajo Code Talkers: A Guide to First-Person Narratives in the Veterans History Project: Merril L. Sandoval |url=https://guides.loc.gov/navajo-code-talkers/profiles/merril-sandoval |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=guides.loc.gov |language=en}}

Early life

Samuel Sandoval was born on October 24, 1923, to Julian Sandoval and Helen Smith in Nageezi, New Mexico. He had eight siblings: Mabel Sandoval-Penn, Bert, Betsy, Nellie, Robert, Merril, Rodger, and Beulah.{{Cite web |title=Obituaries in Farmington, NM {{!}} Farmington Daily Times |url=https://daily-times.com/obituaries/tnm066115 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=daily-times.com |language=en}}

Honours

=National honours=

  • {{flag|United States}}{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Donovan Quintero-Navajo |title='I want the museum up': Samuel Sandoval Dreamed of Code-Talker Museum |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/i-want-the-museum-up-samuel-sandoval-dreamed-of-code-talker-museum#:~:text=The%20Nageezi%2Dnative%20earned%20a%20Navy%20Unit%20Commendation%20ribbon%2C%20a%20Combat%20Action%20ribbon%2C%20a%20China%20Service%20medal%2C%20a%20World%20War%20II%20Victory%20medal%2C%20a%20Navy%20Occupation%20Service%20medal%20with%20Asia%20clasp%2C%20and%20an%20Asiatic%2DPacific%20Campaign%20medal%20with%20a%20silver%20star%2C%20in%20lieu%20of%20five%20bronze%20stars. |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Native News Online |language=en-GB}}
  • 70px Navy Unit Commendation
  • 70px Combat Action Ribbon
  • 70px China Service Medal
  • 70px World War II Victory Medal
  • 70px Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp
  • 70px Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with a silver star, in lieu of five bronze stars

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