Who are the original Code Talkers?

Question

Who are the original Code Talkers from the World Wars? Thanks for the answers.

Where are the real history buffs?

Answer 1

It was the Choctaw sodiers in World War 1. Check out the link and read about it. The sad fact is that not many people know this information.

Answer 2

In 1942, a man named Philip Johnston thought of a code he thought unbreakable by the enemy. A code based on the Navajo language.

Recruiters visited the Navajo reservation and selected the first 30 code talkers (one dropped out, so 29 started the program).

The program proved successful and soon the U.S. Marine Corps authorized unlimited recruiting for the Navajo code talkers program. The entire Navajo nation consisted of 50,000 people and by the end of the war 420 Navajo men worked as code talkers.

The Navajo code talkers played a large role in the Allied success in the Pacific. The Navajos had created a code the enemy was unable to decipher.

Answer 3

The first code talkers were the initial 29 to come out of Camp Pendleton. The website below lists the first 29. When you click on the link, look for the heading "Code Talkers" in the browsing section on the left-hand side of the screen. Look closely at the subheadings below it for the word "Names". Click on it, and it lists the names of all the known code talkers. The first 29 code talkers have a 1 next to their name.

Answer 4

The popular answer is the Navajo Marines who used their native language in radio transmissions during WWII. But there were other native American Indians who also used this communication code method in WWII. These methods were not used in WWI or wars after WWII.

See Nicolas Cage in the 2002 movie "Windtalkers".

Answer 5

I seem to recall one of the southeastern tribes, perhaps Cherokee or Choctaw? in WW I setting the precedent for the famous Navajos of WW II, but can't answer. But perhaps this will at least limit the number of inappropriate responses.

Answer 6

The Navajo Indians from western USA. This would be a fascinating study for you to do on Google. There are a few of them still alive. I so enjoyed learning about them.

Answer 7

And another interesting one, I am into history, and wish to read what people had to say, so am not really answering this question, but it is the only way to view others answers, and to vote, and to mark it as an interesting question.

Getting lots of bookmarks here to refer back to later, thanks guys.

Answer 8

The Navajo, their language was never written down so nobody knew it but them.

Answer 9

American Indians