From Warriors to Soldiers: The History of Native American Service in the United States MilitaryWithin six months of the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, seventy five hundred American Indians enlisted in the military, and the numbers grew steadily. By war's end, at least twenty five thousand American Indian men and women had served in the armed forces, far outstripping the numbers, per capita, of those who served from other ethnic groups. Yet Native American service in the United States military is rarely mentioned. Native