Table of Contents
- 1 Why might the Japanese have been unable to break the Navajo code?
- 2 Who decided to use Navajo code talkers?
- 3 Are there any Navajo Code Talkers still alive?
- 4 Why was the Navajo Code so hard to crack?
- 5 How many code talkers died in WWII?
- 6 Did the Japanese ever break the Navajo code?
- 7 Did the Japanese know they were dealing with an American Indian code?
- 8 Did the Japanese know the Marines were using Navajo Indians as code talkers?
Why might the Japanese military have been unable to break the Navajo Code Talkers’ Code? They were not familiar with the Navajo language and could not easily learn it as adults. a reputation for evil/criminal deeds.
The U.S. Marines knew where to find one: the Navajo Nation. Marine Corps leadership selected 29 Navajo men, the Navajo Code Talkers, who created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language.
What did the Japanese think of the Navajo code?
He thought it was complete gibberish, and told the Japanese that it made no sense. The Japanese thought he was lying, and tortured him regularly to extract more information about the Navajo language and code out of him.
More than 400 qualified Navajo Code Talkers served during WWII and only four are still living. He continues to share his story and experience as a Navajo Code Talker. MacDonald served in the Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946.
He was not trained in the memorized code that had been developed in San Diego in 1942. There were only 421 Navajo were trained in the code. There were thousands who served in the military. They tortured him, and that ended any attempt to really break the code.
Who was the oldest Navajo code talker?
Chester Nez
| Chester Nez | |
|---|---|
| Died | June 4, 2014 (aged 93) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nationality | Navajo |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Known for | Being the last survivor of the original twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers from World War II |
How many code talkers died in WWII?
On July 26, 2001, the original 29 Code Talkers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, while the remaining members were awarded the Silver Medal, during a ceremony at the White House. Of the roughly 400 code talkers who served during World War II, 13 were killed in action.
The US had literally hundreds of Navajo code talkers, The Japanese weren’t just looking for one guy, they needed the ability to train hundreds of intelligence officers in this code in order to capitalize on breaking it. Of coarse though they never broke it. Japanese intercepts were from radio and hard wired messages.
Why did the Navajo not just speak the Navajo language?
Because it wasn’t enough to just speak Navajo, they still had to know the code. So let’s say in the code a turtle signified a company of soldiers and up the hill signified heading to the south coast of the island. It would take a Navajo speaker to tell you 3 turtles were headed up the hill.
Did the Japanese know they were dealing with an American Indian code?
Thus the Japanese knew they were dealing with not only an American Indian code, but specifically one based on the Navajo language. Joe Kieyoomia was a Navajo soldier from New Mexico, who was not a code talker.
I say the Japanese knew the Marines were using Navajo Indians as code talkers, because they sought out a Navajo POW and enlisted him to help break the code. Thus the Japanese knew they were dealing with not only an American Indian code, but specifically one based on the Navajo language.