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Navajo Code Talkers
They were a small band of warriors who created an unbreakable code from the ancient language of their people and changed the course of modern history.
Known as Navajo Code Talkers, they were young Navajo men who transmitted secret communications on the battlefields of WWII. At a time when America's best cryptographers were falling short, these modest sheepherders and farmers were able to fashion the most ingenious and successful code in military history. They drew upon their proud warrior tradition to brave the dense jungles of Guadalcanal and the exposed beachheads of Iwo Jima. Serving with distinction in every major engagement of the Pacific theater from 1942-1945, their unbreakable code played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening the war's end. Seven were killed in action and many received the Purple Heart and other decorations for heroism.
In May 1942, the first 29 Navajo recruits attended boot camp, and later creating the code at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. Twenty five were sent to the Pacific into action whilst four remained behind to teach the code. The original twenty-nine Code Talkers were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. Their names are:
1. John Brown, Jr.
2. Alan Dale June
3. Chester Nez
4. Lloyd Oliver
5. Joe Palmer
6. Charlie Y. Begay
7. Roy L. Begay
8. Samuel H. Begay
9. John Ashi Benally
10. Wilsie H. Bitsie
11. Cosey S. Brown
12. John Chee
13. Bejamin Cleveland
14. Eugene R. Crawford
15. David Curley
16. Lowell S. Damon
17. George H. Dennison
18. James Dixon
19. Carl N. Gorman
20. Oscar B. Ilthma
21. Alfred Leonard
22. Johnny R. Manuelito
23. William McCabe
24. Jack Nez
25. Frank Denny Pete
26. Nelson S. Thompson
27. Harry Tsosie
28. John Willie
29. William Dean Wilson