Cpl., Daniel Yazzie – Navajo Code Talker

In 1942 Marine Corp recruiters went to the Navajo reservation, looking to recruit a large number of young Navajo men to form a special unit.  These men would be trained and later called “Navajo code talkers” with the ability to  encrypt, transmit and decrypt messages using the Navajo language on the battle field.[1] Cpl Daniel Yazzie enlisted in the Marines in 1943, and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as one of these “Navajo Code Talkers.”[2]

Bio organized by E. Garcia

Please note, this biography is incomplete. If you are a relative or close friend of this veteran, we encourage you to contact us at vlgp@sfcc.edu to complete this biography with your story and documentation (if available).

Notes:   
See “Daniel Yazzie” at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139453646/daniel-yazzie

“Notable Burials” Dept. of Veterans Affairs, (2022).

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Legacy Memorial

Endnotes:

[1] Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila, Code Talker (New York: Berkley Caliber, 2011), 41-90

[2] “Daniel Yazzie” “Notable Burials” Dept. of Veterans Affairs, (2022).