Navajo Code Talkers, Heros of WWII and The Navaho/Navajo Nation (Naabeehó Bináhásdzo)

From; http://www.lapahie.com/navajo_code_talker_names.cfm

Monday - October 3, 2011 - 4:26:33 PM - Navajo Nation Time

During the early days of World War II a Marine Corps Officer, and son of a missionary to the Navajo People, presented an idea to his superior officers and the Navajo Code was born...

This project is about the Navajo men and boys that developed that officer's idea and used it in battle to confound the enemy throughout the Pacific Theater of Operations. Other Native American peoples were also Code Talkers in their languages as early as World War I.

Initially, thirty young Navajo men, fluent in both Navajo and English, were recruited. One of these “dropped out” of the program leaving 29 Original Navajo Code Talkers, as they came to be known. The 352 Code Talkers who came later used the code developed by the first 29... The Navajo Code that was never broken. As of this date, all of the original 29 have left us.

The Navajo Code Talkers were told to keep their role secret in case it needed to be used again. It never was, and modern communication techniques mean it never will; but that’s okay, some were told by their elders that stories of war were not part of the Navajo Way. In 1968 the role of the Navajo Code Talker was declassified and in the 1990's the men were awarded special medals from Congress. Gold for the 29 and silver for the rest.

This memorial is developed as a tribute and legacy to these brave men, and as a place for their families to claim their heroic ancestors and build on the family trees we started.

Your input is always welcome.

KIA = Killed-In-Action

Navajo Code Talkers

1. Akee, Dan
2. Alfred, Johnny
3. Allen, Perry
4. Anderson, Edward B.
5. Anthony, Franklin A.
6. Apache, Jimmie
7. Arviso, Bennie
8. Ashley, Regis
9. Augustine, John
10. Ayze, Lewis Franklin
11. Babiya, Don
12. Bahe, Henry Jr.
13. Bahe, Woody
14. Baldwin, Benjamin C.
15. Beard, Harold
16. Becenti, Ned D.
17. Becenti, Roy Lewis
18. Bedoni, Sidney
19. Begay, Carlos
20. Begay, Charley (or Charlie) Tsosie (or Sosie) One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
21. Begay, Charlie Y.(or H.)
22. Begay, E.
23. Begay, George K.
24. Begay, Henry
25. Begay, Jerry Claschee Jr.
26. Begay, Jimmie M.
27. Begay, Joe N.
28. Begay, Lee H.
29. Begay, Leo B.
30. Begay, Leonard
31. Begay, Notah
32. Begay, Paul KIA Okinawa
33. Begay, Roy One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
34. Begay, Samuel Hosteen Nez One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
35. Begay, Thomas H.
36. Begay, Walter
37. Begay, Walter "Willie" Kesoli
38. Begay, Wilson J.
39. Begaye, Fleming D. Sr.
40. Begody, David Maize
41. Begody, Roger
42. Belinda, Wilmer
43. Belone, Harry Sr.
44. Benally, Harrison Lee
45. Benally, Harry
46. Benally, Jimmie L.
47. Benally, John Ashi One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
48. Benally, Johnson Delwashie
49. Benally, Samuel
50. Bennallie (or Benallalie), Jimmie D.
51. Bentone (or Benton), Willie Sr.
52. Bernard, John
53. Betone, Lloyd
54. Bia, Andrew
55. Billey, Wilfred E.
56. Billie, Ben
57. Billiman, Howard Jr.
58. Billison, Samuel
59. Billy, Sam Jones
60. Bitse, Peter John
61. Bitsie, Wilsie H. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
62. Bitsoi, Delford E. (or Baldwin)
63. Bizard, Jesse J.
64. Black, Jesse
65. Blatchford, Paul H.
66. Bluehorse, David
67. Bowman, John Henry
68. Bowman, Robert
69. Brown, Arthur C.
70. Brown, Clarence Paul
71. Brown, Cosey Stanley One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
72. Brown, John Jr. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
73. Brown, Neulon Ashley, Jr.
74. Brown, Tsosie Herman
75. Brown, William Tully
76. Buck, Wilford
77. Burke, Bobby
78. Burnie, Jose Jr.
79. Burnside, Francis A.
80. Burr, Sandy
81. Cadman, William
82. Calleditto, Andrew
83. Carroll, Oscar Tsosie
84. Cattlechaser, Dennis
85. Cayedito, Del
86. Cayedito, Ralph
87. Charley, Carson Bahe
88. Charlie, Sam Sr.
89. Chase, Frederick
90. Chavez, George Sr.
91. Chee, Guy Claus
92. Chee, John One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
93. Clah, Stewart
94. Clark, Jimmie
95. Claw, Thomas
96. Cleveland, Benjamin H. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
97. Cleveland, Billie
98. Cleveland, Ned
99. Cody, Leslie
100. Cohoe, James Charles
101. Craig, Bob Etsitty
102. Crawford, Eugene Roanhorse One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
103. Crawford, Karl Kee
104. Cronemeyer, Walter
105. Crosby, Billy
106. Curley, David One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
107. Curley, Rueben
108. Dale, Ray
109. Damon, Anson Chandler
110. Damon, Lowell Smith One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
111. Davis, Tully
112. Deel, Martin Dale
113. Dehiya, Dan
114. Dennison, George H. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
115. Dennison, Leo
116. Dixon, James One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
117. Dodge, Jerome Cody
118. Dooley, Richard
119. Doolie, John
120. Doolie, Richardson
121. Draper, Nelson
122. Draper, Teddy Sr.
123. Etsicitty, Kee
124. Etsitty, Deswood
125. Evans, Harold
126. Foghorn, Ray
127. Foster, Harold Y.
128. Fowler, King
129. Francisco, Jimmy
130. Freeman, Edwin
131. Gatewood, Joseph Patrick
132. George, William M.
133. Gishal (or Gishall), Milton Miller
134. Gleason, Jimmie
135. Goldtooth (or Gooldtooth), Emmett
136. Goodluck, John V.
137. Goodman, Billie
138. Gorman, Carl Nelson One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
139. Gorman, Tom
140. Gray, Harvey
141. Grayson, Bill Lewis
142. Greymountain, Yazzie
143. Guerito, Billy Lewis
144. Gustine, Tully
145. Guy, Charles
146. Harding, Ben Williams (or William)
147. Harding, Jack W.
148. Hardy, Tom
149. Harrison, Emmett
150. Haskie, Ross
151. Hawthorne, Roy Orville
152. Haycock, Bud
153. Hemstreet, Leslie
154. Henry, Albert
155. Henry, Edmund Juan Sr.
156. Henry, Kent Carl
157. Hickman, Dean Junian
158. Holiday, Calvin
159. Holiday, Samuel T.
160. Housewood, Johnson KIA Guam
161. Housteen, Dennie
162. Howard, Ambrose
163. Hubbard, Arthur Jose
164. Hudson, Lewey
165. Hunter, Tom
166. Ilthma, Oscar B. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
167. Jake, H.
168. James, Benjamin
169. James, Billy
170. James, George B.
171. Jenson, Nevy
172. Johle, Elliott
173. John, Charlie Tsihi
174. John, Edmund
175. John, Leroy
176. Johnny, Earl
177. Johnson, Deswood Remy
178. Johnson, Francis Taylor
179. Johnson, Johnnie (or Johnny)
180. Johnson, Peter KIA Iwo Jima
181. Johnson, Ralph
182. Jones, Jack
183. Jones, Tom H.
184. Jordan, David
185. Jose, Teddy
186. June, Allen Dale One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
187. June, Floyd
188. Keams, Percy
189. Keedah, Wilson
190. Kellwood, Joe (or Joseph) H.
191. Kescoli, Alonzo
192. Ketchum, Bahe
193. Kien, William
194. King, Jimmy Kelly Sr. KIA
195. Kinlahcheeny, Paul KIA Iwo Jima
196. Kinsel, John Sr.
197. Kirk, George Harlan Sr.
198. Kirk, Leo KIA
199. Kiyaani, Mike
200. Kontz, Rex T.
201. Lapahie, Harrison Sr.
202. Largo, James
203. Leonard, Alfred One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
204. Leroy, George (or John)
205. Leuppe, Edward
206. Little, Keith Morrison
207. Lopez, Tommy K.
208. MacDonald, Peter
209. Malone, Max
210. Malone, Rex T.
211. Malone, Robert
212. Maloney, James
213. Maloney, Paul Edward
214. Manuelito, Ben Charles
215. Manuelito, Ira
216. Manuelito, James C. Sr.
217. Manuelito, Johnny R. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
218. Manuelito, Peter R.
219. Marianito, Frank
220. Mark, Robert
221. Martin, Matthew
222. Martinez, Jose
223. McCabe, William One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
224. McCraith, Archibald
225. Mike, King Paul
226. Miles, General
227. Moffitt, Tom Clah
228. Morgan, Herbert
229. Morgan, Jack C.
230. Morgan, Ralph KIA Cape Gloucester
231. Morgan, Sam KIA Iwo Jima
232. Morris, Joe
233. Moss, George Alfred
234. Multine, Oscar Phillip
235. Murphy, Calvin Henderson
236. Nagurski, Adolph (or Alolph) N.
237. Nahkai, James Thomas Jr.
238. Nakaidinae, Peter
239. Napa, Martin
240. Naswood, Johnson
241. Negale, Harding
242. Newman, Alfred K. Sr.
243. Nez, Arthur
244. Nez, Chester One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
245. Nez, Freeland
246. Nez, Howard Hosteen Sr.
247. Nez, Israel Hosteen
248. Nez, Jack One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
249. Nez, Sidney
250. Notah, Roy Becenti
251. Notah, Willie A. KIA Iwo Jima
252. O'Dell, Billy
253. Oliver, Lloyd One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
254. Oliver, Willard V.
255. Otero, Tom
256. Paddock, Layton Sr.
257. Pahe, Robert D.
258. **Palmer, Joe (originally Balmer Slowtalker) One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
259. Parrish, Paul A.
260. Patrick, Amos Roy
261. Patterson, David E.
262. Peaches, Alfred James
263. Peshlakai, Sam
264. Pete, Frank Danny One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
265. Peterson, Joe (or Jose) Sr.
266. Pinto, Guy
267. Pinto, John
268. Platero, Richard
269. Preston, Jimmie
270. Price, Joe Frederick
271. Price, Wilson Henry
272. Reed, Sam
273. Roanhorse, Harry C.
274. Sage, Andy
275. Sage, Denny
276. Salabiye, Jerry Edgar Sr.
277. Sandoval, Merril Leo
278. Sandoval, Peter Paul
279. Sandoval, Samuel
280. Sandoval, Thomas
281. Scott, John
282. Sells, John Captain
283. Shields, Freddie
284. Shorty, Dooley
285. Shorty, Robert Tom
286. Silversmith, Joe A.
287. Silversmith, Sammy
288. Singer, Oscar Jones
289. Singer, Richard B.
290. Singer, Tom KIA Peleliu
291. Skeet, Wilson Chee
292. Slinky, Richard T.
293. Slivers, Albert James
294. **Slowtalker, Balmer (later Joe Palmer) One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
295. Smiley, Arcenio
296. Smith, Albert
297. Smith, Enock
298. Smith, George
299. Smith, Raymond R.
300. Smith, Samuel Jesse (or Jessie) Sr.
301. Soce, George Bill
302. Sorrell, Benjamin G. Sr.
303. Spencer, Harry
304. Tabaha, Johnnie Sr.
305. Tah, Alfred
306. Tah, Edward
307. Talley, John
308. Tallsalt, Bert
309. Thomas, Edward
310. Thomas, Richard Sr.
311. Thompson, Claire M. Sr.
312. Thompson, Everett (or Everitt) M.
313. Thompson, Francis Tso
314. Thompson, Frank T.
315. Thompson, Nelson S. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
316. Todacheene, Carl Leo
317. Todacheenie, Frank Carl
318. Tohe, Benson
319. Toledo, Bill Henry
320. Toledo, Curtis
321. Toledo, Frank
322. Toledo, Preston
323. Toledo, Willie
324. Towne, Joseph H.
325. Towne, Zane
326. Tracy, Peter
327. Tso, Chester Housteen
328. Tso, Howard Benedict
329. Tso, Paul Edward
330. Tso, Samuel N.
331. Tsosie, Alfred KIA Cape Gloucester
332. Tsosie, Cecil Gorman
333. Tsosie, Collins D.
334. Tsosie, David W.
335. Tsosie, Harry One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers KIA Bougainville
336. Tsosie, Howard KIA
337. Tsosie, Kenneth
338. Tsosie, Samuel Sr.
339. Tsosie, Woody B.
340. Upshaw, John
341. Upshaw, William R.
342. Vandever, Joe Sr.
343. Visalia, Buster
344. Wagner, Oliver
345. Walley, Robert (or Roberts)
346. Werito, John
347. Whitman, Lyman Jimmie
348. Willeto, Frank Chee Jr.
349. Williams, Alex
350. Williams, Kenneth
351. Willie, George Boyd
352. Willie, John W. Jr. One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
353. Wilson, William Dean
354. Woodty, Clarence Bahie
355. Yazza, Peter
356. Yazza, Vincent
357. Yazzie, Charlie
358. Yazzie, Clifton
359. Yazzie, Daniel
360. Yazzie, Eddie Melvin
361. Yazzie, Edison Kee
362. Yazzie, Felix
363. Yazzie, Francis
364. Yazzie, Frank Harold
365. Yazzie, Harding
366. Yazhe, Harrison A.
367. Yazzie, Joe Shorty
368. Yazzie, John
369. Yazzie, Justine D.
370. Yazzie, Lemuel Bahe
371. Yazzie, Ned
372. Yazzie, Pahe D.
373. Yazzie, Peter
374. Yazzie, Raphael D.
375. Yazzie, Robert H.
376. Yazzie, Sam
377. Yazzie, William One of the First 29 Navajo Code Talkers
378. Yellowhair, Leon
379. Yellowhair, Stanley
380. Yellowman, Howard Thomas
381. Yoe, George Edward
382. Zah, Henry