ipl-logo

How Did Philip Johnson Break The Navajo Language

615 Words3 Pages

During the war the communications weren’t really secure but it was very important that they were for the United States of America armed forces. Many of the Japanese were educated in the United States which made them excellent readers and writers in the English language which made them fluent speakers in the English language. By being fluent in English they began to break the codes of the American armed forces. This also made the enemy aware of the battle plan that the United States had in mind and made the United States of America Armed Forces be defenseless against the Japanese Military by breaking the codes. The use of the Navajo code was for security purposes which came from Philip Johnston which was the son of the Navajos missionary which spoke their language fluently his family was from the Navajos that stretch from Arizona and New Mexico. Philip Johnston was born in 1982 in Kansas. Philip Johnson also grew up speaking fluent Navajo, which was a unique language that was used in the reservation where he grew up. It all depends on how the pronunciation is made in the …show more content…

They made the English language the only language to be spoken and public schools or even at private schools. When Philip Johnson turned 50 years of age he was too old to fight in the World War 1 but yet during that time he still wanted to serve. Although Philip Johnson was old to fight he did serve in the France war with the American Expeditionary Force. Philip Johnson who was too old to serve in the World War 1 read and article about the security of the military and idea was occurred to him which was based on the Navajo code that he had his whole life understanding it and also practicing it he had the idea of using the Navajo

Open Document