Navajo Code Talker dies at 98
With the death of Samuel Sandoval, only 3 Navajo Code Talkers remain
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With the death of Samuel Sandoval, only 3 Navajo Code Talkers remain
Bill Donovan covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona. He died in the Los Angeles area over the weekend.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II ...
Bill Donovan of Torrance, a journalist who covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona, has died at 76.
Samuel Sandoval, who died this week, was one of the last Navajo Code Talkers. The code, based on the Navajo language, stumped Japanese military cryptologists and helped the United States ultimately win the war. He also helped expand the Navajo alphabet.