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BIOGRAPHY Juan was a Pima Indian from the Gila River Indian Community . While military records indicate 1895 as the year of Juan's birth, it is widely believed that these records are inaccurate and that Juan used false information including the name, Matthew B. Rivers because he was under the service age of 21 when he enlisted into the United States Army . His official birth date is not known (the Arizona Territory did not keep such records). Juan grew up in the small agricultural town of Sacaton, Arizona (also the capital of the Gila River Indian Community). He stayed there until he reached high school and left for the Sherman Institute (an Indian Boarding School ) in Riverside, California . Upon graduation, he joined a travelling Circus . While in San Antonio, Texas with the circus, he enlisted with the Army . After completing his Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma , Juan was attached to the 7th Cavalry Regiment and sent to France . |
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