Navajo Code Talkers During Ww2

During World War II, Navajo Code Talkers had their own language to communicate with their friends during the war. This way the enemies didn’t know any of their plans or what they were saying. They had bilingual Navajo people to translate it once they talked over the radio. They were saving thousands of lives with their language.

During 1942, The war was not going well for America. Japanese bombers Attacked the U.S Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The U.S Navy also had problems with communication because of the Japanese Code Breakers were faster at breaking codes than the Americans making a new code. Many of the Japanese were learning English in the U.S. They had also learned lots of the slang terms. The battle

On February 1942, he traveled to to camp Elliott to talk to Lieutenant Colonel James about the Japanese not being able to break the Navajo language. Lieutenant wasn’t so convinced, but the lieutenant said they would be put on a test to see if the plan will work. The Navajo words can have up to 4 meanings. The Navajo language is very difficult to understand for people who don’t know the language.

The men got put on a test during the war. The code was successful because navajo language has so many meanings. The two men talked navajo though the radio, and other men who talked navajo translated the language back to english. That way the Japanese couldn’t crack the codes. They started a school to teach the americans the navajo language. This way the all the americans new the language.

Japan, Italy, and Germany were called the Axis Alliance. They were fighting against the American’s and it’s allies. China, Australia, France, Britain were the allies for America. America started winning the war after the General Vandergrift wanted more Bilingual Navajo people. He got 83 more people from Washington. The General had no doubt about the Navajos. In total, 421 Navajos were trained and sent to different places. There were a lot of underage Navajos, but they had to lie about their age to get in the camp

Philip Johnson was the sergeant in charge of the camp. After there were a lot of Navajos in the war, the Americans were confusing the Navajos with the Japanese. Many were taken for interrogation just because they looked like Japanese people. The Navajos had to be accompanied with Americans, so they wouldn't be confused. There was originally 29 Navajo men that were sent to camp Elliott. Months later they developed a code that couldn’t be broken by the Axis Alliance.

Almost all the Navajos had never traveled outside the reservation. Travel was new to the Navajo people. They had never been on a bus or on a train. They also had never seen the ocean. Lots of families did ceremonies to pray for the ones who were going to the war so they can return safely. Navajos never had military discipline, so the training was very difficult for them. They also had trouble with the new lifestyle that they had during the training and the war.

The Navajos were then moved to Camp Pendleton in California after their basic training in Camp Elliott. The Officers at Camp Pendleton realized the Navajos were different than any other persons they have trained. Navajos learned to obey, and march. When the Navajos and other non-Navajos had to march in a parade during a hot day, many non-Navajos passed out while the Navajos could withstand the