Samuel Sandoval, a Navajo Code Talker from World War II, dies at 98
Navajo Code Talkers played a pivotal role in World War II, sending thousands of messages in the language on Japanese troop movements and tactics.
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Navajo Code Talkers played a pivotal role in World War II, sending thousands of messages in the language on Japanese troop movements and tactics.
Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II using a code based on their native language, was 98.
During the war, Sandoval was one of hundreds of young Navajo men recruited to use an 813-word code based on the native Navajo language to send and receive military communications
Samuel Sandoval, one of the four remaining Navajo Code Talkers who helped the U.S. win the war against Japan in the Pacific during World War II, has died at 98.
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.