Navajo Code Talkers

Here is a photo of Eight Code Talkers. John Goodluck is in the bottom row, second from right In A league of their own, the Navajo code talkers were a substantial necessity for the fight to win WWII. Because of a lack of alphabet,symbols,and an unwritten language, it made deciphering impossible for the Japanese.At the beginning of the war, there were only 30 non Navajos who could speak the language, and not all of them were fluent. Phillip Johnston was one of those who spoke fluently, a veteran of WWI, he grew up on a Navajo reservation. He was the mastermind of using Navajo for coding.Unlike other codes that took hours to decode, the Navajo code took mere minutes. This idea was vital to making a congruent code.

Pfc. Preston Toledo and Pfc. Frank Toledo, in the Marine artillery division, decode in their native tongue.

(Pictured here are Cpl. Henry Blake,Jr.,and
Pfc George H. Kirkof code talkers on the battle front
relaying secret orders over the
battle field)



Here is an overview article about the Navajo code talkers.




Here is an poster of the names of all the Code talkers
http://http//www.lapahie.com/NavajoCodeTalker_Poster_Lg.cfm











Q.N.A

Q-Who Came up with the idea of using Navajo as a code?
- Philip Johnston.

Q- Why was the code successful?
-Lack of alphabet, symbols, and an unwritten language.

Q- Who was the code meant to fool?
- The Japanese.




Summary
The Navajo code talkers, were one of the main reasons that U.S secrets stayed that way. WIthout any form of alphabet the Japenese, had the worst time trying to decode the messages.