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Navajo Code Talkers
When the Navajo Indians entered the Marines in WWII, they were armed with a secret weapon: the Navajo language. The original 29 code talkers grew to a total of 420 - all serving in the Pacific. The Japanese never broke their code. Thirteen of the code talkers were killed in action and many more were wounded. They worked in teams of four. Two would go ashore with the Marines on the first wave and two would remain on the ship to receive the messages and pass them on to the "big brass," keeping them informed of the progress of the invasion. Initially the white soldiers did not like the Indians, but it did not take them long to get rid of that prejudice. As soon as they demonstrated they could send and decode a lengthy message in less than two minutes as opposed to the cryptologist's two hours to do the same, they were 100% accepted. Also, they were far more accurate than the cryptologists - never making a mistake in the coding or decoding of a message. When the American flag was finally raised on Mt. Suribachi, it was the Code Talkers who relayed the news in Navajo: "Sheep-Uncle-Ram-Ice-Bear-Ant-Cat-Horse-Itch." There were harrowing moments. On more than one occasion the Navaho were mistaken by Marines and held captive for hours before it got straightened out.
Any autographs of the original 29 are very scarce.
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CT01 $24.00 |
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billeySOLD- |
| CT02 $35.00 |
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John Brown, Jr, - was one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He served with the 1st Marines on Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Guadalcanal. He died in May of 2009. |
| CT03 $24.00 |
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draper |
| CT04 $19.00 |
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| CT05 $24.00 |
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holiday |
| CT06 $19.00 |
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| CT07 $35.00 |
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Alan Dale June was one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He served with the 1st Marine Division. |
| CT08 $24.00 |
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| CT09 $24.00 |
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| CT10 $35.00 |
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Chester Nez was one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He was a corporal with the 1st Marine Division. He went off to war carrying medicinal herbs, a bearskin, corn pollen and arrowheads for good luck, all wrapped in deerskin. This rare card was hand-signed by Nez |
| CT11 $35.00 |
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Lloyd Oliver - was one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. |
| CT12 $24.00 |
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| CT13 $24.00 |
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Samuel Sandoval was one of almost 500 code talkers who served during WWII. He served on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Pelelui, Guam, and Okinawa. He served with the 1st Marine Division. This is a nice hand-signed postcard size photo mounted on a descriptive album page that measures 8.5" x 5.5" |
| CT14 $24.00 |
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Samuel Sandoval was one of almost 500 code talkers who served during WWII. He served on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Pelelui, Guam, and Okinawa. He served with the 1st Marine Division. This is a nice hand-signed postcard size photo mounted on a descriptive album page that measures 8.5" x 5.5" |
| CT15 $30.00 |
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Samuel Sandoval was one of almost 500 code talkers who served during WWII. He served on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Pelelui, Guam, and Okinawa. He served with the 1st Marine Division. This is a very nice hand-signed descriptive 4-page program measuring 8.5" x 5.5" - SOLD- |
| CT16 $24.00 |
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Samuel Sandoval was one of almost 500 code talkers who served during WWII. He served on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Pelelui, Guam, and Okinawa. He served with the 1st Marine Division. This is a nice hand-signed color post card advertising the movie, Windtalkers. |
| CT17 $24.00 |
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| CT18 $24.00 |
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Below is a list of all of the Navajo Code Talkers who served in WWII. As of summer 2009, only four of the original 29 are still living.
The original first 29 will have a "1" before their
name. Those killed in action will have "KIA ????" where the "????"
is the action where they paid the ultimate price. The one exception is Howard
Tsosie. I believe he was killed at Bougainville, but have not been able to
confirm that.
Navajo Code Talkers
Akee, Dan
Alfred, Johnnie (or Johnny)
Allen, Perry
Anderson, Edward B.
Anthony, Franklin A.
Apache, Jimmie
Arviso, Bennie
Ashley, Regis
Augustine, John
Ayze, Lewis Franklin
Babiya, Don
Bahe, Henry Jr.
Bahe, Woody
Baldwin, Benjamin C.
Beard, Harold
Becenti, Ned D.
Becenti, Roy Lewis
Bedoni, Sidney
Begay, Carlos 1
Begay, Charley (or Charlie) Tsosie (or Sosie)
Begay, Charlie Y.(or H.)
Begay, E.
Begay, George K.
Begay, Henry
Begay, Jerry Claschee Jr.
Begay, Jimmie M.
Begay, Joe N.
Begay, Lee H.
Begay, Leo B.
Begay, Leonard
Begay, Notah KIA
Okinawa
Begay, Paul
1
Begay, Roy
1
Begay, Samuel Hosteen Nez
Begay, Thomas H.
Begay, Walter
Begay, Walter (or Willie) Kesoli
Begay, Wilson J.
Begaye, Fleming D. Sr.
Begody, David Maize
Begody, Roger
Belinda, Wilmer
Belone, Harry Sr.
Benally, Harrison Lee
Benally, Harry
Benally, Jimmie L.
1
Benally, John Ashi
Benally, Johnson Delwashie
Benally, Samuel
Bennallie (or Benallalie), Jimmie D.
Bentone (or Benton), Willie Sr.
Bernard, John
Betone, Lloyd
Bia, Andrew
Billey, Wilfred E.
Billie, Ben
Billiman, Howard Jr.
Billison, Samuel
Billy, Sam Jones
Bitse, Peter John 1
Bitsie, Wilsie H.
Bitsoi, Delford E. (or Baldwin)
Bizard, Jesse J.
Black, Jesse
Blatchford, Paul H.
Bluehorse, David
Bowman, John Henry
Bowman, Robert
Brown, Arthur C.
Brown, Clarence Paul 1
Brown, Cosey Stanley
1
Brown, John Jr.
Brown, N.A.
Brown, Tsosie Herman
Brown, William Tully
Buck, Wilford
Burke, Bobby
Burnie, Jose Jr.
Burnside, Francis A.
Burr, Sandy
Cadman, William
Calleditto (or Calledito), Andrew
Carroll, Oscar Tsosie
Cattle Chaser, Dennis
Cayedito, Del
Cayedito, Ralph
Charley, Carson Bahe
Charlie, Sam Sr.
Chase, Frederick
Chavez, George Sr.
Chee, Guy Claus 1
Chee, John
Clah, Stewart
Clark, Jimmie
Claw, Thomas 1
Cleveland, Benjamin H.
Cleveland, Billie
Cleveland, Ned
Cody, Leslie
Cohoe, James Charles
Craig, Bob Etsitty 1
Crawford, Eugene Roanhorse
Crawford, Karl Kee (or Lee)
Cronemeyer, Walter
Crosby, Billy 1
Curley, David
Curley, Rueben
Dale, Ray
Damon, Anson Chandler 1
Damon, Lowell Smith
Davis, Tully
Deel, Martin Dale
Dehiya, Dan 1
Dennison, George H.
Dennison, Leo 1
Dixon, James
Dodge, Jerome Cody
Dooley, Richard
Doolie, John
Doolie, Richardson
Draper, Nelson
Draper, Teddy Sr.
Etsicitty, Kee
Etsitty, Deswood
Evans (or Evas), Harold
Foghorn, Ray
Foster, Harold Y.
Fowler, King
Francisco, Jimmy
Freeman, Edwin
Gatewood, Joseph (or Joe) Patrick
George, William M.
Gishal (or Gishall), Milton Miller
Gleason, Jimmie (or James)
Goldtooth (or Gooldtooth), Emmett
Goodluck, John V.
Goodman, Billie 1
Gorman, Carl Nelson
Gorman, Tom
Gray, Harvey
Grayson, Bill Lewis
Greymountain, Yazzie
Guerito, Billy Lewis
Gustine, Tully
Guy, Charles
Harding, Ben Williams (or William)
Harding, Jack W.
Hardy, Tom
Harrison, Emmett (or Tom)
Haskie, Ross
Hawthorne, Roy Orville
Haycock, Bud
Hemstreet, Leslie
Henry, Albert
Henry, Edmund Juan Sr.
Henry, Kent Carl
Hickman, Dean (or Dan) Junian
Holiday, Calvin
Holiday (or Holliday), Samuel T.
KIA
Guam
Housewood, Johnson
Housteen, Dennie
Howard, Ambrose
Hubbard, Arthur Jose
Hudson, Lewey
Hunter, Tom 1
Ilthma, Oscar B.
Jake, H.
James, Benjamin
James, Billy
James, George B.
Jenson, Nevy
Johle, Elliott
John, Charlie Tsihi
John, Edmund
John, Leroy
Johnny, Earl
Johnson, Deswood Remy
Johnson, Francis Taylor
Johnson, Johnnie (or Johnny) KIA
Iwo Jima
Johnson, Peter
Johnson, Ralph
Jones, Jack
Jones, Tom H.
Jordan, David
Jose, Teddy 1
June, Allen Dale
June, Floyd
Keams (or Kearns), Percy
Keedah, Wilson
Kellwood, Joe (or Joseph) H.
Kescoli, Alonzo
Ketchum, Bahe
Kien, William KIA
King, Jimmy Kelly Sr.
KIA
Iwo Jima
Kinlahcheeny, Paul
Kinsel, John Sr.
Kirk, George Harlan Sr.
KIA
Kirk, Leo
Kiyaani, Mike
Kontz, Rex T.
Lapahie, Harrison Sr.
Largo, James
1
Leonard, Alfred
Leroy, George (or John)
Leuppe, Edward
Little, Keith Morrison
Lopez, Tommy K.
MacDonald, Peter
Malone, Max
Malone, Rex T.
Malone, Robert
Maloney, James
Maloney, Paul Edward
Manuelito, Ben Charles
Manuelito, Ira
Manuelito, James C. Sr. 1
Manuelito, Johnny R.
Manuelito, Peter R.
Marianito, Frank
Mark, Robert
Martin, Matthew
Martinez, Jose 1
McCabe, William
McCraith, Archibald
Mike, King Paul
Miles, General
Moffitt, Tom Clah
Morgan, Herbert
Morgan, Jack C.
KIA
Cape Gloucester
Morgan, Ralph
KIA
Iwo Jima
Morgan, Sam
Morris, Joe
Moss, George Alfred
Multine, Oscar Phillip
Murphy, Calvin Henderson
Nagurski, Adolph (or Alolph) N.
Nahkai, James Thomas Jr.
Nakaidinae, Peter
Napa, Martin
Naswood, Johnson
Negale, Harding
Newman, Alfred K. Sr.
Nez, Arthur
1
Nez, Chester
Nez, Freeland
Nez, Howard Hosteen Sr.
Nez, Israel Hosteen 1
Nez, Jack
Nez, Sidney
Notah, Roy (or Ray)
KIA
Iwo Jima
Notah, Willie A.
O'Dell, Billy 1
Oliver, Lloyd
Oliver, Willard V.
Otero (or Ottero), Tom
Paddock, Layton Sr.
Pahe, Robert D.
1
**Palmer,
Joe (originally Balmer Slowtalker)
Parrish, Paul A.
Patrick, Amos Roy
Patterson, David E.
Peaches, Alfred James
Peshlakai, Sam
1
Pete, Frank Danny (or Denny)
Peterson, Joe (or Jose) Sr.
Pinto, Gual (or Guy)
Pinto, John
Platero, Richard
Preston, Jimmie
Price, Joe Frederick
Price, Wilson Henry
Reed, Sam
Roanhorse, Harry C.
Sage, Andy
Sage, Denny
Salabiye, Jerry Edgar Sr.
Sandoval, Merril Leo
Sandoval, Peter Paul
Sandoval, Samuel
Sandoval, Thomas
Scott, John
Sells, John Captain
Shields, Freddie
Shorty, Dooley
Shorty, Robert Tom
Silversmith, Joe A.
Silversmith, Sammy
Singer, Oscar Jones
Singer, Richard B. KIA
Peleliu
Singer, Tom
Skeet, Wilson Chee
Slinky, Richard T.
Slivers, Albert James 1
**Slowtalker,
Balmer (later Joe Palmer)
Smiley, Arcenio
Smith, Albert
Smith, Enock
Smith, George
Smith, Raymond R.
Smith, Samuel Jesse (or Jessie) Sr.
Soce, George Bill
Sorrell, Benjamin G. Sr.
Spencer, Harry
Tabaha, Johnnie (or Johnie) Sr.
Tah, Alfred
Tah, Edward
Talley, John
Tallsalt, Bert
Thomas, Edward
Thomas, Richard Sr.
Thompson, Claire M. Sr.
Thompson, Everett (or Everitt) M.
Thompson, Francis Tso
Thompson, Frank T. 1
Thompson, Nelson S.
Todacheene, Carl Leo
Todacheenie, Frank Carl
Tohe, Benson
Toledo, Bill Henry
Toledo, Curtis
Toledo, Frank
Toledo, Preston
Toledo, Willie
Towne, Joseph H.
Towne, Zane
Tracy, Peter
Tso, Chester Housteen
Tso, Howard Benedict
Tso, Paul Edward
Tso, Samuel N. KIA
Cape Gloucester
Tsosie, Alfred
Tsosie, Cecil Gorman
Tsosie, Collins D.
Tsosie, David W. 1, KIA
Bougainville
Tsosie, Harry
KIA
Tsosie, Howard
Tsosie, Kenneth
Tsosie, Samuel Sr.
Tsosie, Woody B.
Upshaw, John
Upshaw, William R.
Vandever, Joe Sr.
Visalia, Buster
Wagner, Oliver
Walley, Robert (or Roberts)
Werito, John
Whitman, Lyman Jimmie
Willeto (or Willetto), Frank (or Frankie)
Chee Jr.
Williams, Alex
Williams, Kenneth
Willie, George Boyd
1
Willie, John W. Jr.
Wilson, William Dean
Woodty, Clarence Bahe (or Bahi)
Yazza, Peter
Yazza, Vincent
Yazzie, Charlie
Yazzie, Clifton
Yazzie, Daniel
Yazzie, Eddie Melvin
Yazzie, Edison Kee
Yazzie, Felix
Yazzie, Francis
Yazzie, Frank Harold
Yazzie, Harding
Yazzie (or Yazhe), Harrison A.
Yazzie, Joe Shorty
Yazzie, John
Yazzie, Justine D.
Yazzie, Lemuel Bahe
Yazzie, Ned
Yazzie, Pahe D.
Yazzie, Peter
Yazzie, Raphael D.
Yazzie, Robert H.
Yazzie, Sam
1
Yazzie, William
Yellowhair, Leon
Yellowhair, Stanley
Yellowman, Howard Thomas
Yoe, George Edward
Zah, Henry