One of the last Second World War Navajo code talkers dies aged 107

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024 - 21:05

Associated Press

John Kinsel Sr, one of the last remaining Navajo code talkers who transmitted messages during the Second World War based on the tribe’s native American language, has died at the age of 107.

Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock, Arizona, announced his death on Saturday.

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