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The Unbroken Code of the Navajo Code Talkers
by CATHERINE RIPLEY
World War II began in September 1939 when Germany, under the control of Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United States entered the war on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed the US Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At this point, Japan had formed an alliance with Germany.
It’s August 7, 1942, in the middle of World War II, and a huge battle is unfolding on Guadalcanal Island in the Pacific Ocean. Hidden in the steamy jungle, two Japanese soldiers watch American Marines roll out wire from one battle patrol to the next. In the distance, gunfire rattles and bombs blast. When the Americans are gone, the soldiers creep out to tap into the newly laid communication line. Both understand English well and hope to eavesdrop on what the Americans are planning. The first Japanese soldier listens, and a look of surprise crosses his face. He hears a sing-song “mumbling” and some throaty gurgles and clicks. The second soldier also listens and recognizes that it isn’t English. It’s like nothing they’ve ever heard before!
What do they hear? Two Navajo code talkers on their field telephones. The code talkers enabled Americans to communicate secretly and speedily in the heat of battle and were critical to winning the war in the Pacific. Their code was never broken by the Japanese. A
Why Navajo?
The idea for using Navajo code talkers was suggested by the son of a missionary, Philip Johnston, who had grown up on the Navajo Reservation. Johnston knew that Navajo was an unusual language that few people outside the tribe could understand, and he also knew how important it was for the Marines to be able to communicate quickly without using cumbersome decoding machines or codebooks that could fall into enemy hands. B
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