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Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died. Sandoval died late...
Messages were transmitted in code based on Navajo language
Their code confounded Japanese military cryptologists and is credited with helping the US win the war
Samuel Sandoval, a Navajo Code Talker, has died at 98. Only three Navajo Code Talkers are alive: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
Sandoval was one of the hundreds of Navajos who were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to help transmit messages in World War II for the Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today.