Philip Johnston
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Philip Johnston was a World War II veteran and civil engineer who, having grown up on the Navajo Nation and spoken the language fluently, proposed and helped implement the Navajo Code Talker program for the U.S. Marine Corps.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II veteran
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civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Navajo Code Talkers
NERFINISHED
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United States Marine Corps Signal units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicCultureFamiliarity | Navajo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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military communications ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedImplement | Navajo Code Talker program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to secure U.S. communications in the Pacific Theater ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Native American code talking in WWII ⓘ |
| knownFor | advocating use of Navajo language as a secure military code ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRole | code talker program organizer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
implementation of the Navajo Code Talker program
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proposal of the Navajo Code Talker program ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| proposed | use of Navajo language for secure battlefield communications ⓘ |
| proposedTo | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | liaison between Navajo speakers and U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedLanguageAs | military code ⓘ |
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