Lloyd Oliver (April 23, 1923 – March 16, 2011) was an American veteran of the United States Marine Corps and one of the original 29 members of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II, and the brother of fellow Code Talker Willard Varnell Oliver.
Oliver served from 1942 to 1945, eventually attaining the rank of corporal. His parents were Howard and Olive (Lee) Oliver.Indian Census Roll Census of the Navajo reservation of the Northern Navajo jurisdiction April 1831. NARA Series M595, Roll 304, Sheet 454, lines 568-571. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1967).
Oliver was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
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