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Philip Johnston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
Death: September 11, 1978 (85)
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Riley Johnston and Margaret Johnston
Husband of Bernice Louise Johnston
Brother of Mary Eunice Schindel; Davidq Tyler Johnston and Margaret Monica Johnston

Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Philip Johnston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Johnston_(code_talker)

Philip Johnston (September 14, 1892, in Topeka, Kansas – September 11, 1978, in San Diego, California) was an American civil engineer who is credited with proposing the idea of using the Navajo language as a Navajo code to be used in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Philip Johnston's Timeline

1892
September 14, 1892
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
1978
September 11, 1978
Age 85
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States