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World War II -Pacific Theatre          1                        World War II -Pacific Theatre            3
                                                                Guadacanal-382 nd Platoon, USMC, first battle for CT
During early part of WWI, Japanese broke every code we
devised. Had plenty of fluent English speakers at their
                                                                “deploying troops without tipping off the enemy was a
disposal. They sabotaged messages, sent false messages
                                                                challenge” and Japan had “homefield” advantage. Japan
and ambushed Allies.
                                                                always knew our positions.
Guadalcanal-first battle code talkers were used.
                                                                Once CT began, we gained ground immediately.
Commanders using old code complained about excessive
time to encrypt and decrypt messages ( 2-3 hours).



                                                                Ingenious Idea                   2
World War II-Pacific Theatre    3
                                                                1942-Johnston met with Maj Gen Clayton B Vogel, CG or
By 1941, Japan was invading China anBy 1941, Japan was
                                                                Amph Corps….he was so impressed, he recommended the
invading China and Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage
                                                                recruitment of 200 code talkers.
peaceful negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific Fleet at its
headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7, 1941.President
Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan. We sent                                            3
Marines to fight on Japanese
d Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage peaceful                 Two recruiters met with Chee Dodge, Chrmn of the Tribal
negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific Fleet at its            Council. He liked the idea and sent word to the tribes by
headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7, 1941.President         short wave radio. Response was swift and strong. Some
Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan. We sent           even lied about their age to be able to serve in the war.
Marines to fight on Japanese
Ingenious Idea                  1
Early 1942, recruited 29 Navajo to be the first CT              Ingenious Idea                                   1
                                                                Code talkers-young Navajos in WWII
They: Conceived code, Excelled at basic training due to
their ruggedness of their tribal upbringing, young              Served in every major battle from 1942-45 “most ingenious
men/boys from 15-35, trained at Camp Elliot and Camp            and successful code in military history”.
Pendleton in CA, the code had 200 terms at the start and
                                                                “played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening
eventually grew to 600, they could communicate in 20
                                                                the war’s end”
seconds what it took code machines 30 mins to do.
Ingenious Idea              1                               Navajos                 4
Used words in Navajo that resembled their military terms:   Navajo is the largest reservation in North America. (27,000
                                                            sq miles) at four corners.
Tank    turtle chay-da-gahi
                                                            1300-1600 Navajos came to SW from the NW. Began
Divebomber      chickenhawk
                                                            raiding Spanish settlers (known by Spanish as Great
Also used Navajo words to represent letters, for ex.        Warriors) By 1750, Navajo living in NE Arizona didn’t live in
                                                            organized tribes, but as mobile families.
Wo-la-chee=ant=letter A

Navajo POW couldn’t even figure out code…Marine
cryptologists couldn’t write or decode it.

          Ingenious Idea              1                               Navajos                 4
Philip Johnston had solution to code problem. He was son    1848-Americans try to take Navajo lands
of a missionary who grew up on Navajo reservation and
was fluent in their difficult language.                     1850-60-Fight US for lands…Americans killed and
                                                            captured thousands of Navajo and made them take “The
          He thought it would be                            Long Walk”.
          indecipherable. After demonstrating,
          he was given permission for Navajo                1868-Navajo allowed to return to homeland
          Code Talker Code Program in 1942.




          Ingenious Idea                  3
                                                                      Language-Navajos                        1
Their upbringing made boot camp easy---hard part was
creation of code (officers worried someone would know       No alphabet
Navajo) later tested on some Navajos and they were          Only about 30 outsiders were fluent
unable to understand.
                                                            Impossible to master w/o early exposure
Navajos                        4                                Code Talkers at War               1
Success of code attrib. to fact that Navajo families lived by   Teddy Draper, SR. Iwo Jima, wounded in face and leg by
themselves, remote and not together as a tribe. Kept            mortar fire but kept fighting anyway.
their language from being known by anyone but
themselves.                                                     Landed with marines on Green Beach and ran thru enemy
                                                                fire and back to get lost equip. to fix comm. Lines.
By end of war:

540 Marine Navajos

420 were Code Talkers



           Code Talkers at War           1                                Other Code Talkers            4
After training sent to marine divisions in Pac                  Johnston ( a veteran of WWI) “had heard of a WWI battle
Theatre,                                                        in which Choctaw Indians were talking by radio. It
Net with skepticism, quickly gained respect. No code ever       completely fooled the Germans.” It helped the Americans
written, they were living codes,                                secure victory.

Battle of Iwo Jima-coded 800 transmissions perfectly and
was lynchpin this victory.




           Code Talkers at War                2
                                                                          Post War                     1
Once trained-CT to a Marine Unit primary job was to talk
transmitting info on tactics and troop movements, orders        After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret.
and other battlefield comm. Over phone and radio.               1968 the code was declassified

Iwo Jima- Maj Howard Connor(5th Marines) said, “Were it         2001 CT finally rec’d recognition.
not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken
Iwo Jima. Connor had 6 talkers-800 message w/o error.
Japanese remained baffled thru war.
World War I                  5                                Other Code Talkers            6
“Choctaw code talkers were 19 Choctaw Indians from OK         Meskwaki---Iowa 27 men (16% of total tribe pop) enlisted
who pioneered the used of NA Language as military code”       in 1941 in US Army and used their language against the
Germans were extremely good at code breaking and US           Germans.
military thought they had broken every code in use.
                                                              Basque---Capt Frank Carranza got idea of using Basque
Col. AW Bloor(142nd Inf in France) saw 2 of his man who
were using Choctaw and concocted a plan to use their          code talkers in May 1942 after meeting 60 marines of
native language as a code.                                    Basque ancestry. Wary due to some Basque influence in
                                                              China and Philippines, so Basque was only used in HI and
                                                              Australia.


          World War I                  5                                Other Code Talkers            6
First use: Oct 26, 1918 Bloor ordered a difficult w/d of 2    8-1-1942---Lts. Aguirre, Bakaicoa and Juanna rec’d Basque
co of the 2nd battalion from Chufilly to Chardeny. They       coded messages from San Diego warning Adm. Nimitz of
used Choctaw to manage the troop movement. “The               upcoming Operation Apple, which would remove
enemy’s complete surprise is evidence that it could not       Japanese from the Solomon Islands.
decipher the messages.” (Bloor) “A captured German
officer confirmed that they were completely surprised by      There weren’t many Basque speakers, so Navajo became
the Indian Language and gained no benefit whatsoever:         primary code.
from tapping into their conversation. As a result of this
success, Choctaw were p laced in each company to send
and rec. messages by telephone.

          Other Code Talkers               6                            Post War                     1
Adolph Hitler knew of code talkers during WWi and sent        After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret.
several anthrop. To learn native American languages, but      1968 the code was declassified
had little luck. Because of this code talkers were not used
much in Europe.                                               2001 CT finally rec’d recognition.     3

                                                              Navajo Code Talkers cont’d thru Korean War and ended
                                                              toward beginning of Vietnam.(longevity speaks to
                                                              effectiveness)
One can see that I have these main
                 topics:
•   World War I
•   World War II Pacific Theater
•   Ingenious Idea
•   Navajos
•   Code Talkers at War
•   Other Code Talkers
•   After the War
These should be the Basis of our
                   outline:
I.    World War I                     • World War I                5
  A. German code breakers             • “Choctaw code talkers were 19
  B. Colonel Bloor discovers Choctaws   Choctaw Indians from OK who
1. First Use of Choctaws                pioneered the used of NA
                                        Language as military code”
     a. Successful troop removal        Germans were extremely good
     b. Bloor-complete surprise         at code breaking and US
     c. Germans baffled                 military thought they had
  C. Cherokee                           broken every code in use.
    1. Battle of the Somme-3oth       • Col. AW Bloor(142nd Inf in
Infantry                                France) saw 2 of his man who
                                        were using Choctaw and
                                        concocted a plan to use their
                                        native language as a code.
                                      •
Topic 1: World War I
I.      World War I                      World War I                        5
     A. German code breakers             First use: Oct 26, 1918 Bloor
     B. Colonel Bloor discovers          ordered a difficult w/d of 2 co of the
           Choctaws                      2nd battalion from Chufilly to
      1.   First Use of Choctaws         Chardeny. They used Choctaw to
                                         manage the troop movement. “The
           a. Successful troop removal   enemy’s complete surprise is
           b. Bloor-complete surprise    evidence that it could not decipher
           c. Germans baffled            the messages.” (Bloor) “A captured
     C. Cherokee                         German officer confirmed that they
                                         were completely surprised by the
           1. Battle of the Somme-3oth   Indian Language and gained no
           Infantry
                                         benefit whatsoever: from tapping
                                         into their conversation. As a result
                                         of this success, Choctaw were p
                                         laced in each company to send and
                                         rec. messages by telephone.
Topic 2: Other Code Talkers
II. Other Code Talkers                   Other Code Talkers            6
    A. WWII-Hitler attempts code break   Meskwaki---Iowa 27 men (16% of total
                                         tribe pop) enlisted in 1941 in US Army
    B. 30 Anthropologists                and used their language against the
    C. Meskwaki                          Germans.
    D. Basque                            Basque---Capt Frank Carranza got idea of
                                         using Basque code talkers in May 1942
Other Code Talkers              6        after meeting 60 marines of Basque
                                         ancestry. Wary due to some Basque
Adolph Hitler knew of code talkers       influence in China and Philippines, so
during WWi and sent several              Basque was only used in HI and Australia.
                                         Other Code Talkers            6
anthrop. To learn native American        8-1-1942---Lts. Aguirre, Bakaicoa and
languages, but had little luck.          Juanna rec’d Basque coded messages
Because of this code talkers were        from San Diego warning Adm. Nimitz of
                                         upcoming Operation Apple, which would
not used much in Europe.                 remove Japanese from the Solomon
                                         Islands.
                                         There weren’t many Basque speakers, so
                                         Navajo became primary code.
Topic 3: Pacific Theater
                                    World War II-Pacific Theatre              3
                                    By 1941, Japan was invading China and Southeast Asia.US tried
III. Pacific Theater                to encourage peaceful negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific
                                    Fleet at its headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7,
    A. Japanese Aggression          1941.President Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan.
                                    We sent Marines to fight on Japanese
       1. Invasion in the Pacific   and Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage peaceful

       2. Pearl Harbor              World War II -Pacific Theatre                  1
                                    During early part of WWI, Japanese broke every code we
       3. U.S declares war          devised. Had plenty of fluent English speakers at their disposal.
                                    They sabotaged messages, sent false messages and ambushed
    B. Campaigns Against Japan      Allies.

       1. American efforts          Guadalcanal-first battle code talkers were used. Commanders
                                    using old code complained about excessive time to encrypt and
       2. Japan’s code breakers-    decrypt messages ( 2-3 hours).

           Guadalcanal
                                    World War II -Pacific Theatre                      3
       3. What can the U.S. do?     Guadacanal-382 nd Platoon, USMC, first battle for CT


                                    “deploying troops without tipping off the enemy was a
                                    challenge” and Japan had “home field” advantage. Japan
                                    always knew our positions.
                                    Once CT began, we gained ground immediately.
Topic 4: Ingenious Idea
Ingenious Idea                         1                      Ingenious Idea                           2
Used words in Navajo that resembled their military terms:     1942-Johnston met with Maj Gen Clayton B Vogel, CG or
Tank            turtle           chay-da-gahi                 Amph Corps….he was so impressed, he recommended the
Divebomber chickenhawk                                        recruitment of 200 code talkers.                      3
Also used Navajo words to represent letters, for ex.
                                                              Two recruiters met with Chee Dodge, Chrmn of the Tribal
Wo-la-chee=ant=letter A
                                                              Council. He liked the idea and sent word to the tribes by
Navajo POW couldn’t even figure out code…Marine
                                                              short wave radio. Response was swift and strong. Some even
cryptologists couldn’t write or decode it.
                                                              lied about their age to be able to serve in the war
Ingenious Idea                         1
Philip Johnston had solution to code problem. He was son of   Ingenious Idea                                1
a missionary who grew up on Navajo reservation and was        Early 1942, recruited 29 Navajo to be the first CT
fluent in their difficult language.
He thought it would be indecipherable. After demonstrating,   They: Conceived code, Excelled at basic training due to their
he was given permission for Navajo Code Talker Code Program   ruggedness of their tribal upbringing, young men/boys from
in 1942.                                                      15-35, trained at Camp Elliot and Camp Pendleton in CA, the
Ingenious Idea                                3               code had 200 terms at the start and eventually grew to 600,
Their upbringing made boot camp easy---hard part was          they could communicate in 20 seconds what it took code
creation of code (officers worried someone would know         machines 30 mins to do.
Navajo) later tested on some Navajos and they were unable
to understand.                                                Served in every major battle from 1942-45 “most ingenious
                                                              and successful code in military history”.

                                                              “played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening
                                                              the war’s end”
Topic 4 Outline
IV. Ingenious Idea             E. The Code
A. Philip Johnston               1 Terms
  1. Parents were missionaries   2. Military terms
  2. Fluent in Navajo             3. Alphabet “spelling”
  3. Presents idea to military
                                  4. Unwritten
  B. Codetalkers in Training
  1. Original 29
  2. Trained at Camp Elliot
  3. Ages 15-35, lied about
      age
Topic 5: Navajos
V. Navajos                     Navajos                 4
                               Navajo is the largest reservation in North America.
                               (27,000 sq miles) at four corners.
   A. Origins of the Navajo    1300-1600 Navajos came to SW from the NW. Began
                               raiding Spanish settlers (known by Spanish as Great
    1. came from NW to SW      Warriors) By 1750, Navajo living in NE Arizona didn’t live
                               in organized tribes, but as mobile families.
   2. Raiders-Great Warriors   Navajos                 4
                               1848-Americans try to take Navajo lands
   3. Not tribal               1850-60-Fight US for lands…Americans killed and
                               captured thousands of Navajo and made them take “The
                               Long Walk”.
   B. US. Takes their land     1868-Navajo allowed to return to homeland
                               Language-Navajos                                         1
   C. Language                 No alphabet
                               Only about 30 outsiders were fluent
                               Impossible to master w/o early exposure
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Topic 6: Codetalkers at War
VI. Codetalkers at War
                         Code Talkers at War         1
                         After training sent to marine divisions in Pac Theatre,
                         Net with skepticism, quickly gained respect. No code
                         ever written, they were living codes,
                         Battle of Iwo Jima-coded 800 transmissions perfectly and
                         was lynchpin this victory.
                         Code Talkers at War        2
                         Once trained-CT to a Marine Unit primary job was to talk
                         transmitting info on tactics and troop movements, orders
                         and other battlefield comm. Over phone and radio.
                         Iwo Jima- Maj Howard Connor(5th Marines) said, “Were it
                         not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken
                         Iwo Jima. Connor had 6 talkers-800 message w/o error.
                         Japanese remained baffled thru war.
                         Code Talkers at War                 1
                         Teddy Draper, SR. Iwo Jima, wounded in face and leg by
                         mortar fire but kept fighting anyway.
                         Landed with marines on Green Beach and ran thru
                         enemy fire and back to get lost equip. to fix comm. Lines.
Topic 7: After the War/ Conclusion
VII. After the War   Post War                          1
                     After war-they were silent heroes
                     who kept code a secret. 1968 the
                     code was declassified
                     2001 CT finally rec’d recognition.
                     Post War                          1
                     After war-they were silent heroes
                     who kept code a secret. 1968 the
                     code was declassified
                     2001 CT finally rec’d recognition.
                     Post War                          3
                     Navajo Code Talkers cont’d thru
                     Korean War and ended toward
                     beginning of Vietnam.(longevity
                     speaks to effectiveness)
Preliminary Outline
I. World War I
   A. German code breakers
   B. Colonel Bloor discovers Choctaws
         1. First Use of Choctaws
           a. Successful troop removal
           b. Bloor-complete surprise
           c. Germans baffled
   C. Cherokee
     1. Battle of the Somme-3oth Infantry
II. Other Code Talkers
   A. WWII-Hitler attempts code break
   B. 30 Anthropologists
   C. Meskwaki
   D. Basque
III. Pacific Theater
    A. Japanese Aggression
        1. Invasion in the Pacific
        2. Pearl Harbor
        3. U.S declares war
    B. Campaigns Against Japan
        1. American efforts
        2. Japan’s code breakers- Guadalcanal
        3. What can the U.S. do?

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  • 1. Writing your Paper Here we go!!!!!
  • 2. World War II -Pacific Theatre 1 World War II -Pacific Theatre 3 Guadacanal-382 nd Platoon, USMC, first battle for CT During early part of WWI, Japanese broke every code we devised. Had plenty of fluent English speakers at their “deploying troops without tipping off the enemy was a disposal. They sabotaged messages, sent false messages challenge” and Japan had “homefield” advantage. Japan and ambushed Allies. always knew our positions. Guadalcanal-first battle code talkers were used. Once CT began, we gained ground immediately. Commanders using old code complained about excessive time to encrypt and decrypt messages ( 2-3 hours). Ingenious Idea 2 World War II-Pacific Theatre 3 1942-Johnston met with Maj Gen Clayton B Vogel, CG or By 1941, Japan was invading China anBy 1941, Japan was Amph Corps….he was so impressed, he recommended the invading China and Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage recruitment of 200 code talkers. peaceful negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific Fleet at its headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7, 1941.President Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan. We sent 3 Marines to fight on Japanese d Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage peaceful Two recruiters met with Chee Dodge, Chrmn of the Tribal negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific Fleet at its Council. He liked the idea and sent word to the tribes by headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7, 1941.President short wave radio. Response was swift and strong. Some Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan. We sent even lied about their age to be able to serve in the war. Marines to fight on Japanese Ingenious Idea 1 Early 1942, recruited 29 Navajo to be the first CT Ingenious Idea 1 Code talkers-young Navajos in WWII They: Conceived code, Excelled at basic training due to their ruggedness of their tribal upbringing, young Served in every major battle from 1942-45 “most ingenious men/boys from 15-35, trained at Camp Elliot and Camp and successful code in military history”. Pendleton in CA, the code had 200 terms at the start and “played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening eventually grew to 600, they could communicate in 20 the war’s end” seconds what it took code machines 30 mins to do.
  • 3. Ingenious Idea 1 Navajos 4 Used words in Navajo that resembled their military terms: Navajo is the largest reservation in North America. (27,000 sq miles) at four corners. Tank turtle chay-da-gahi 1300-1600 Navajos came to SW from the NW. Began Divebomber chickenhawk raiding Spanish settlers (known by Spanish as Great Also used Navajo words to represent letters, for ex. Warriors) By 1750, Navajo living in NE Arizona didn’t live in organized tribes, but as mobile families. Wo-la-chee=ant=letter A Navajo POW couldn’t even figure out code…Marine cryptologists couldn’t write or decode it. Ingenious Idea 1 Navajos 4 Philip Johnston had solution to code problem. He was son 1848-Americans try to take Navajo lands of a missionary who grew up on Navajo reservation and was fluent in their difficult language. 1850-60-Fight US for lands…Americans killed and captured thousands of Navajo and made them take “The He thought it would be Long Walk”. indecipherable. After demonstrating, he was given permission for Navajo 1868-Navajo allowed to return to homeland Code Talker Code Program in 1942. Ingenious Idea 3 Language-Navajos 1 Their upbringing made boot camp easy---hard part was creation of code (officers worried someone would know No alphabet Navajo) later tested on some Navajos and they were Only about 30 outsiders were fluent unable to understand. Impossible to master w/o early exposure
  • 4. Navajos 4 Code Talkers at War 1 Success of code attrib. to fact that Navajo families lived by Teddy Draper, SR. Iwo Jima, wounded in face and leg by themselves, remote and not together as a tribe. Kept mortar fire but kept fighting anyway. their language from being known by anyone but themselves. Landed with marines on Green Beach and ran thru enemy fire and back to get lost equip. to fix comm. Lines. By end of war: 540 Marine Navajos 420 were Code Talkers Code Talkers at War 1 Other Code Talkers 4 After training sent to marine divisions in Pac Johnston ( a veteran of WWI) “had heard of a WWI battle Theatre, in which Choctaw Indians were talking by radio. It Net with skepticism, quickly gained respect. No code ever completely fooled the Germans.” It helped the Americans written, they were living codes, secure victory. Battle of Iwo Jima-coded 800 transmissions perfectly and was lynchpin this victory. Code Talkers at War 2 Post War 1 Once trained-CT to a Marine Unit primary job was to talk transmitting info on tactics and troop movements, orders After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret. and other battlefield comm. Over phone and radio. 1968 the code was declassified Iwo Jima- Maj Howard Connor(5th Marines) said, “Were it 2001 CT finally rec’d recognition. not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima. Connor had 6 talkers-800 message w/o error. Japanese remained baffled thru war.
  • 5. World War I 5 Other Code Talkers 6 “Choctaw code talkers were 19 Choctaw Indians from OK Meskwaki---Iowa 27 men (16% of total tribe pop) enlisted who pioneered the used of NA Language as military code” in 1941 in US Army and used their language against the Germans were extremely good at code breaking and US Germans. military thought they had broken every code in use. Basque---Capt Frank Carranza got idea of using Basque Col. AW Bloor(142nd Inf in France) saw 2 of his man who were using Choctaw and concocted a plan to use their code talkers in May 1942 after meeting 60 marines of native language as a code. Basque ancestry. Wary due to some Basque influence in China and Philippines, so Basque was only used in HI and Australia. World War I 5 Other Code Talkers 6 First use: Oct 26, 1918 Bloor ordered a difficult w/d of 2 8-1-1942---Lts. Aguirre, Bakaicoa and Juanna rec’d Basque co of the 2nd battalion from Chufilly to Chardeny. They coded messages from San Diego warning Adm. Nimitz of used Choctaw to manage the troop movement. “The upcoming Operation Apple, which would remove enemy’s complete surprise is evidence that it could not Japanese from the Solomon Islands. decipher the messages.” (Bloor) “A captured German officer confirmed that they were completely surprised by There weren’t many Basque speakers, so Navajo became the Indian Language and gained no benefit whatsoever: primary code. from tapping into their conversation. As a result of this success, Choctaw were p laced in each company to send and rec. messages by telephone. Other Code Talkers 6 Post War 1 Adolph Hitler knew of code talkers during WWi and sent After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret. several anthrop. To learn native American languages, but 1968 the code was declassified had little luck. Because of this code talkers were not used much in Europe. 2001 CT finally rec’d recognition. 3 Navajo Code Talkers cont’d thru Korean War and ended toward beginning of Vietnam.(longevity speaks to effectiveness)
  • 6. One can see that I have these main topics: • World War I • World War II Pacific Theater • Ingenious Idea • Navajos • Code Talkers at War • Other Code Talkers • After the War
  • 7. These should be the Basis of our outline: I. World War I • World War I 5 A. German code breakers • “Choctaw code talkers were 19 B. Colonel Bloor discovers Choctaws Choctaw Indians from OK who 1. First Use of Choctaws pioneered the used of NA Language as military code” a. Successful troop removal Germans were extremely good b. Bloor-complete surprise at code breaking and US c. Germans baffled military thought they had C. Cherokee broken every code in use. 1. Battle of the Somme-3oth • Col. AW Bloor(142nd Inf in Infantry France) saw 2 of his man who were using Choctaw and concocted a plan to use their native language as a code. •
  • 8. Topic 1: World War I I. World War I World War I 5 A. German code breakers First use: Oct 26, 1918 Bloor B. Colonel Bloor discovers ordered a difficult w/d of 2 co of the Choctaws 2nd battalion from Chufilly to 1. First Use of Choctaws Chardeny. They used Choctaw to manage the troop movement. “The a. Successful troop removal enemy’s complete surprise is b. Bloor-complete surprise evidence that it could not decipher c. Germans baffled the messages.” (Bloor) “A captured C. Cherokee German officer confirmed that they were completely surprised by the 1. Battle of the Somme-3oth Indian Language and gained no Infantry benefit whatsoever: from tapping into their conversation. As a result of this success, Choctaw were p laced in each company to send and rec. messages by telephone.
  • 9. Topic 2: Other Code Talkers II. Other Code Talkers Other Code Talkers 6 A. WWII-Hitler attempts code break Meskwaki---Iowa 27 men (16% of total tribe pop) enlisted in 1941 in US Army B. 30 Anthropologists and used their language against the C. Meskwaki Germans. D. Basque Basque---Capt Frank Carranza got idea of using Basque code talkers in May 1942 Other Code Talkers 6 after meeting 60 marines of Basque ancestry. Wary due to some Basque Adolph Hitler knew of code talkers influence in China and Philippines, so during WWi and sent several Basque was only used in HI and Australia. Other Code Talkers 6 anthrop. To learn native American 8-1-1942---Lts. Aguirre, Bakaicoa and languages, but had little luck. Juanna rec’d Basque coded messages Because of this code talkers were from San Diego warning Adm. Nimitz of upcoming Operation Apple, which would not used much in Europe. remove Japanese from the Solomon Islands. There weren’t many Basque speakers, so Navajo became primary code.
  • 10. Topic 3: Pacific Theater World War II-Pacific Theatre 3 By 1941, Japan was invading China and Southeast Asia.US tried III. Pacific Theater to encourage peaceful negotiation. Japan attacked our Pacific Fleet at its headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI on Dec 7, A. Japanese Aggression 1941.President Roosevelt subsequently declared war on Japan. We sent Marines to fight on Japanese 1. Invasion in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.US tried to encourage peaceful 2. Pearl Harbor World War II -Pacific Theatre 1 During early part of WWI, Japanese broke every code we 3. U.S declares war devised. Had plenty of fluent English speakers at their disposal. They sabotaged messages, sent false messages and ambushed B. Campaigns Against Japan Allies. 1. American efforts Guadalcanal-first battle code talkers were used. Commanders using old code complained about excessive time to encrypt and 2. Japan’s code breakers- decrypt messages ( 2-3 hours). Guadalcanal World War II -Pacific Theatre 3 3. What can the U.S. do? Guadacanal-382 nd Platoon, USMC, first battle for CT “deploying troops without tipping off the enemy was a challenge” and Japan had “home field” advantage. Japan always knew our positions. Once CT began, we gained ground immediately.
  • 11. Topic 4: Ingenious Idea Ingenious Idea 1 Ingenious Idea 2 Used words in Navajo that resembled their military terms: 1942-Johnston met with Maj Gen Clayton B Vogel, CG or Tank turtle chay-da-gahi Amph Corps….he was so impressed, he recommended the Divebomber chickenhawk recruitment of 200 code talkers. 3 Also used Navajo words to represent letters, for ex. Two recruiters met with Chee Dodge, Chrmn of the Tribal Wo-la-chee=ant=letter A Council. He liked the idea and sent word to the tribes by Navajo POW couldn’t even figure out code…Marine short wave radio. Response was swift and strong. Some even cryptologists couldn’t write or decode it. lied about their age to be able to serve in the war Ingenious Idea 1 Philip Johnston had solution to code problem. He was son of Ingenious Idea 1 a missionary who grew up on Navajo reservation and was Early 1942, recruited 29 Navajo to be the first CT fluent in their difficult language. He thought it would be indecipherable. After demonstrating, They: Conceived code, Excelled at basic training due to their he was given permission for Navajo Code Talker Code Program ruggedness of their tribal upbringing, young men/boys from in 1942. 15-35, trained at Camp Elliot and Camp Pendleton in CA, the Ingenious Idea 3 code had 200 terms at the start and eventually grew to 600, Their upbringing made boot camp easy---hard part was they could communicate in 20 seconds what it took code creation of code (officers worried someone would know machines 30 mins to do. Navajo) later tested on some Navajos and they were unable to understand. Served in every major battle from 1942-45 “most ingenious and successful code in military history”. “played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening the war’s end”
  • 12. Topic 4 Outline IV. Ingenious Idea E. The Code A. Philip Johnston 1 Terms 1. Parents were missionaries 2. Military terms 2. Fluent in Navajo 3. Alphabet “spelling” 3. Presents idea to military 4. Unwritten B. Codetalkers in Training 1. Original 29 2. Trained at Camp Elliot 3. Ages 15-35, lied about age
  • 13. Topic 5: Navajos V. Navajos Navajos 4 Navajo is the largest reservation in North America. (27,000 sq miles) at four corners. A. Origins of the Navajo 1300-1600 Navajos came to SW from the NW. Began raiding Spanish settlers (known by Spanish as Great 1. came from NW to SW Warriors) By 1750, Navajo living in NE Arizona didn’t live in organized tribes, but as mobile families. 2. Raiders-Great Warriors Navajos 4 1848-Americans try to take Navajo lands 3. Not tribal 1850-60-Fight US for lands…Americans killed and captured thousands of Navajo and made them take “The Long Walk”. B. US. Takes their land 1868-Navajo allowed to return to homeland Language-Navajos 1 C. Language No alphabet Only about 30 outsiders were fluent Impossible to master w/o early exposure
  • 15. Topic 6: Codetalkers at War VI. Codetalkers at War Code Talkers at War 1 After training sent to marine divisions in Pac Theatre, Net with skepticism, quickly gained respect. No code ever written, they were living codes, Battle of Iwo Jima-coded 800 transmissions perfectly and was lynchpin this victory. Code Talkers at War 2 Once trained-CT to a Marine Unit primary job was to talk transmitting info on tactics and troop movements, orders and other battlefield comm. Over phone and radio. Iwo Jima- Maj Howard Connor(5th Marines) said, “Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima. Connor had 6 talkers-800 message w/o error. Japanese remained baffled thru war. Code Talkers at War 1 Teddy Draper, SR. Iwo Jima, wounded in face and leg by mortar fire but kept fighting anyway. Landed with marines on Green Beach and ran thru enemy fire and back to get lost equip. to fix comm. Lines.
  • 16. Topic 7: After the War/ Conclusion VII. After the War Post War 1 After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret. 1968 the code was declassified 2001 CT finally rec’d recognition. Post War 1 After war-they were silent heroes who kept code a secret. 1968 the code was declassified 2001 CT finally rec’d recognition. Post War 3 Navajo Code Talkers cont’d thru Korean War and ended toward beginning of Vietnam.(longevity speaks to effectiveness)
  • 17. Preliminary Outline I. World War I A. German code breakers B. Colonel Bloor discovers Choctaws 1. First Use of Choctaws a. Successful troop removal b. Bloor-complete surprise c. Germans baffled C. Cherokee 1. Battle of the Somme-3oth Infantry II. Other Code Talkers A. WWII-Hitler attempts code break B. 30 Anthropologists C. Meskwaki D. Basque III. Pacific Theater A. Japanese Aggression 1. Invasion in the Pacific 2. Pearl Harbor 3. U.S declares war B. Campaigns Against Japan 1. American efforts 2. Japan’s code breakers- Guadalcanal 3. What can the U.S. do?