Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Philip Johnston.

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Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Philip Johnston.

1942-1944

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145780105

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (February 16, 1942 - September 20, 1944); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (October 2, 1942 - September 20, 1944); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (July 10, 1943 - March 31, 1944); Correspondence (September 5, 1944 - December 5, 1944); Medical Records (October 2, 1942 - November 3, 1944); Newspaper Clippings (no date).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11653005

National Archives at St. Louis

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Johnston, Philip, 1892-1978

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Philip Johnston (September 14, 1892, in Topeka, Kansas – September 11, 1978, in San Diego, California) proposed the idea of using the Navajo language as a Navajo code to be used in the Pacific during World War II. Johnston was born in Topeka, Kansas, on September 14, 1892, the son of a missionary, William Johnston. The elder Johnston brought his family to Flagstaff, Arizona, on September 16, 1896, to serve Navajos residing on the western part of the Navajo Reservation. Philip's father was abl...