Navajo Code Talkers

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Native American soldiers United States Marine Corps personnel World War II code talkers military communications unit

The Navajo Code Talkers were Native American Marines in World War II who used their unwritten Navajo language to create an unbreakable code that played a crucial role in secure U.S. military communications in the Pacific Theater.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Navajo Code Talkers canonical	2
Navajo Code Talkers Day	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American soldiers ⓘ United States Marine Corps personnel ⓘ World War II code talkers ⓘ military communications unit ⓘ
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ Congressional Silver Medal ⓘ
codeCharacteristic	oral code ⓘ unbreakable code ⓘ unwritten language ⓘ
codeDeclassified	1968 ⓘ
codeStatusDuringWar	top secret ⓘ
codeType	voice radio code ⓘ
commemorationDay	Navajo Code Talkers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Navajo Code Talkers Day
commemorationDayDate	August 14 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employer	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Navajo people ⓘ surface form: Navajo
honoredBy	United States Congress ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
languageUsed	Navajo language ⓘ
legacy	inspiration for later military code talker programs ⓘ symbol of Native American military service ⓘ
memorial	Navajo Nation Veterans Memorial ⓘ surface form: Navajo Code Talkers Memorial in Window Rock, Arizona
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
notableCommander	Philip Johnston ⓘ
notableFor	contribution to U.S. victories in the Pacific ⓘ developing a Navajo-based military code ⓘ speed and accuracy of message transmission ⓘ
notableMember	Chester Nez ⓘ John Kinsel Sr. ⓘ Peter MacDonald Sr. ⓘ
numberOfMembers	approximately 400 ⓘ
numberOfOriginalMembers	29 ⓘ
operation	Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of Peleliu ⓘ Battle of Saipan ⓘ Battle of Tarawa ⓘ
recognizedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ surface form: U.S. President Ronald Reagan
recruitmentRegion	Navajo Nation ⓘ
role	battlefield radio operators ⓘ secure tactical communications ⓘ transmission of classified military messages ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
theater	Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater
trainingLocation	Camp Elliott ⓘ Camp Pendleton, California ⓘ surface form: Camp Pendleton

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navajo people → militaryContribution → Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ

Navajo language → usedBy → Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ

Navajo Code Talkers → commemorationDay → Navajo Code Talkers self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo Code Talkers Day