Navajo Code Talkers Association

Who are the Code Talkers?

The Navajo Code Talkers, whose ranks exceed 400 during the course of World War II in the Pacific Theater.  Have been credited with saving countless lives and hastening the end of the war. The Code Talker's served in all six Marine divisions from 1942 to 1945.

The Code Talker's primary job was to talk and transmit information on tactics, troop movements, orders and other vital battlefield information via telegraphs and radios in their native dialect.  A major advantage of the code talker system was its speed. The method of using Morse code often took hours where as, the Navajos handled a message in minutes.   It has been said that if was not for the Navajo Code Talker's, the Marines would have never taken Iwo Jima.    

The Navajo's unwritten language was understood by fewer than 30 non-Navajo's at the time of WWII.  The size and complexity of the language made the code extremely difficult to comprehend, much less decipher.  It was not until 1968 that the code became declassified by the US Government.    

A Hero Dies - 

It is with great sadness to inform friends of the Code Talkers that Dr. Samuel Billison passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2004.  Services will be held Saturday November 20, 2004 at 10:00am at St.  Michaels Mission in St. Michaels, AZ., burial to follow in Kinlichee, AZ.

All donations for the benefit of the Billison family should be directed to P.O. Box 1182; Window Rock, AZ  86515

Contact Information

President:

Vice President:

    Mr. Roy Hawthorne

    P.O. Box 8440

    Houck, AZ  86506

Treasurer:

    Mr. Keith Little

    P.O. Box 1001

    Navajo, NM  87328

Secretary:

    Ms. Jean Whitehorse

    P. O. Box 20

    Smith Lake, NM  87365

Donation Information:

    Susan Hansen 

    Shansen@redw.com

    REDW LLC

    6401 Jefferson Street NE

    Albuquerque , NM   87109

    (505) 998-3274 (telephone)

    (505) 998-3333 (fax)