Chester Nez
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Chester Nez was a United States Marine and one of the original Navajo Code Talkers who helped develop and use the unbreakable Navajo-based code during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chester Nez canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Navajo Code Talker
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United States Marine ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
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Congressional Silver Medal (as part of group recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santa Fe National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-01-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-06-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Albuquerque Indian School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
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| ethnicGroup |
Native American
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Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cryptography (practical, wartime)
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military communications ⓘ |
| givenName | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Native American Church (associated tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | last surviving member of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | original 29 Navajo Code Talkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRank | corporal ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers
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helping create an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the original Navajo code
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use of Navajo code in the Pacific Theater ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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military personnel ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Bougainville
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Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Guam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Peleliu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chi Chil Tah, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | USMC Navajo Code Talker (original 29) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ |
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