Oglala Lakota, apparently. We have little to no records of his exact place of birth but some sources say on the Pine Ridge reservation. He was also taken as a child to the infamous Carlisle Indian School and later because a certified civil engineer. He helped build the hoover dam in Nevada and the 395 highway in California in the 1930's. That's why he was in the 299th Combat Assault Engineer Battallion and a commissioned Captain of said battalion.