World War II’s Navajo Code Talkers, In Their Own Words
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Some of the U.S. military's best intelligence assets during both World Wars were Native American troops who used their own, unwritten languages as the basis for coded radio messages. These Code Talkers, particularly Navajo Marines, were invaluable in the Pacific theater of World War II. Twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Many of these soldiers' personal stories are preserved in the LIbrary's Veterans History Project.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, LCM, Native Americans, Veterans History Project, World War II