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Tommy Prince
Native Canadian soldier
Thomas George Prince, MM (October 25, 1915 – November 25, 1977) was an Indigenous Canadian war hero and the most decorated soldier in the First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade, an elite American-Canadian commando unit, during World War II.
He was Canada's most decorated First Nations soldier, serving in World War II and the Korean War. Prince was one of only three Canadians to receive both the Canadian Military Medal and the American Silver Star during WWII. Prince's military deeds as a scout and as a forward combatant were unique and of major strategic importance.
He has been described as "perhaps Canada's greatest soldier".[1]
Tommy Prince was descended from First Nations in Canada chiefs. Prince's grandfather had negotiated treaty rights in Manitoba with representatives of The Crown.
Prince himself would also represent First Nations concerns in Ottawa as Chairman of both the Manitoba Indian Association (currently Asse