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How many were Menominee code talkers were there?
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (MITW) has five (5) tribal members officially recognized by the federal government as serving as code talkers in WWII. They were honored in November 2013 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with 211 other code talkers from 31 other tribes. It is important to note that there were other tribes than just the Navajo who served as code talkers. In May 2014 the five were honored by the Veterans of the Menominee Nation (VMN) and the Menominee Indian Tribe at the 25th annual Gathering of Warriors Powwow in Keshena, Wisconsin. Family members of the Menominee code talkers were presented with medals specially designed for the code talkers by the U.S. Mint. They also were presented with an eagle feather by VMN and danced to a special honor song for them at the ceremony. VMN and Department of Defense are continuing their research on other Menominee tribal members who served as code talkers. The ongoing research shows there maybe four to five other tribal members who served and/or trained as code talkers.
Where did World War 2 Code Talkers come from?
Most were Navajo and Hopi, but some were of other Native American tribes. Many came from the reservations in Arizona and New Mexico.
What were the circumstances for many Navajo Code Talkers after returning to reservation life?
They didn't since they were sworn to secrecy when they were discharged.
What were the roles carried out by Native Americans in World War 2?
Probably the most profound effect that Native Americans had on WWII was in the Pacific theater. It was here that the code talkers were introduced. The Japanese never broke any code that the code talkers used. Matter of fact, during the cold war, a little known bit of history is that the Soviet Union went thru many efforts to procure the languages that were used by our code talkers and taught it to their GRU operatives. This way if we tried to do that to them, they could counter it. Also one of the Marines that raised the flag at Iowa Jima was Ira Hayes.
What native Americans language was used to speak secret codes?
The first use of native American code talkers by the US Army was in World War 1, when Cherokees were used to transmit messages in their own language in September 1918. Later, Choctaws serving with the 36th Infantry Division were used to transmit messages in Choctaw.In World War 2 Comanche, Meskwaki, Menominee, Lakota and many other native speakers were used as code talkers in their own languages as well as the Navajo; it would be morally wrong and disrespectful to ignore their contribution to the American war effort and give all the credit to the Navajo simply because Hollywood chose to make a film about them.The last remaining World War 2 Oglala Lakota code talker, Clarence Wolf Guts, died in June 2010 at the age of 86 - see links below:
How many code talkers were trained during World War 2?
400-500
How many Navajo code talkers were eventually used in World War 2?
400-500
How many original code talkers are left?
It is not known exactly how many of the Native American code talkers perished in World War II but most of them survived. They are mostly dead now from old age.
How many Navajo code talkers served in the military?
Some Navajo were drafted but the Code Talkers were volunteers.
How many code talkers are alive today?
One.
How many Navajo code talkers were captured in World War 2?
No code talkers were captured. There was a Navajo man who was captured by the Japanese in the Bataan Death March group. They interrogated him. He could not give them the code because he had not been trained in the code. He may have been able to figure it out if they Japanese had not tortured him.
How many chapters are in code talker?
There are 29 chapters and 240 pages in Code Talkers
What branch did the Navajo code talkers serve in?
Most of the Navajo Code Talkers served in the best military branch, The United States Marines. A few served in the Army but not many.
How many were Menominee code talkers were there?
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (MITW) has five (5) tribal members officially recognized by the federal government as serving as code talkers in WWII. They were honored in November 2013 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with 211 other code talkers from 31 other tribes. It is important to note that there were other tribes than just the Navajo who served as code talkers. In May 2014 the five were honored by the Veterans of the Menominee Nation (VMN) and the Menominee Indian Tribe at the 25th annual Gathering of Warriors Powwow in Keshena, Wisconsin. Family members of the Menominee code talkers were presented with medals specially designed for the code talkers by the U.S. Mint. They also were presented with an eagle feather by VMN and danced to a special honor song for them at the ceremony. VMN and Department of Defense are continuing their research on other Menominee tribal members who served as code talkers. The ongoing research shows there maybe four to five other tribal members who served and/or trained as code talkers.
Where did World War 2 Code Talkers come from?
Most were Navajo and Hopi, but some were of other Native American tribes. Many came from the reservations in Arizona and New Mexico.
Where were the Navajoes stationed during World War 2?
There were many Navajoes stationed in the Pacific as communications radio men speaking their native language as code. They became known as "wind talkers".
What were the circumstances for many Navajo Code Talkers after returning to reservation life?
They didn't since they were sworn to secrecy when they were discharged.
