Navajo Codetalker collection, 1919-1976.

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Navajo Codetalker collection, 1919-1976.

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The collection consists of photocopies emphasizing the linguistic contributions of Navajo marine recruits in their transmission of sensitive U.S. Military communications during Pacific Theater operations of WWII.

2 linear ft.

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7554154

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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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...