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29 Navajo recruits developed the code at Camp Pendleton, California in 1942.

Although many Native American tribes have served as code talkers during wartime, the Navajo tribe had the largest group during World War II. Their code was never broken by the Japanese. It was so valuable that it was kept secret until 1968, over 20 years after the war ended.

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29 Navajo recruits developed the code at Camp Pendleton, California in 1942.

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  1. Although many Native American tribes have served as code talkers during wartime, the Navajo tribe had the largest group during World War II. Their code was never broken by the Japanese. It was so valuable that it was kept secret until 1968, over 20 years after the war ended.

  2. 29 Navajo recruits developed the code at Camp Pendleton, California in 1942.

  3. Two ways to send a coded message: Type One Code Words could be spelled out using Navajo terms assigned to individual letters of the alphabet based on the first letter of the Navajo word's English meaning. For instance, "Wo-La-Chee" means "ant," and would represent the letter "A". Type Two Code Special code words were developed for military terms. For example, a tank was given the Navajo name for “turtle” and a submarine was called an “iron fish”.

  4. Alphabet Code ALPHABET NAVAJO WORD LITERAL TRANSLATION A WOL-LA-CHEE ANT A BE-LA-SANA APPLE A TSE-NILL AXE B NA-HASH-CHID BADGER B SHUSH BEAR B TOISH-JEH BARREL C MOASI CAT C TLA-GIN COAL C BA-GOSHI COW D BE DEER D CHINDI DEVIL D LHA-CHA-EH DOG E AH-JAH EAR E DZEH ELK E AH-NAH EYE F CHUO FIR F TSA-E-DONIN-EE FLY F MA-E FOX G AH-TAD GIRL G KLIZZIE GOAT G JEHA GUM H TSE-GAH HAIR H CHA HAT H LIN HORSE I TKIN ICE I YEH-HES ITCH I A-CHI INTESTINE J AH-YA-TSINNE JAW J YIL-DOI JERK K JAD-HO-LONI KETTLE K BA-AH-NE-DI-TININ KEY K KLIZZIE-YAZZIE KID ALPHABET NAVAJO WORD LITERAL TRANSLATION L DIBEH-YAZZIE LAMB L AH-JAD LEG L NASH-DOIE-TSO LION M TSIN-TLITI MATCH M BE-TAS-TNI MIRROR M NA-AS-TSO-SI MOUSE N TSAH NEEDLE N A-CHIN NOSE O A-KHA OIL O TLO-CHIN ONION O NE-AHS-JAH OWL P CLA-GI-AIH PANT P BI-SO-DIH PIG P NE-ZHONI PRETTY Q CA-YEILTH QUIVER R GAH RABBIT R DAH-NES-TSA RAM R AH-LOSZ RICE S DIBEH SHEEP S KLESH SNAKE T D-AH TEA T A-WOH TOOTH T THAN-ZIE TURKEY U SHI-DA UNCLE U NO-DA-IH UTE V A-KEH-DI-GLINI VICTOR W GLOE-IH WEASEL X AL-NA-AS-DZOH CROSS Y TSAH-AS-ZIH YUCCA Z BESH-DO-TLIZ ZINC

  5. Some Special Code words

  6. The Navajo Code Talkers were assigned to Marine units in the Pacific during World War II where they participated in many important battles.

  7. In the field, the code talkers were not allowed to write down any part of the code. They had to memorize all 411 terms and alphabet code words.

  8. Messages were sent by radio.

  9. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, six Navajo Code Talkers sent over 800 messages in two days. Their bravery and dedication helped win the battle.

  10. Recognition The Navajo code talkers of World War II were honored for their contributions to winning the war on Sept. 17, 1992, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. An exhibit at the Pentagon also honors these brave Americans.

  11. In 2001, the U.S. Congress honored the original twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers by awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal. There is a statue honoring the Code Talkers in Phoenix, Arizona, their home state.

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