Chester Nez

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Chester Nez was a United States Marine and one of the original Navajo Code Talkers who helped develop and use the unbreakable Navajo-based code during World War II.

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instanceOf Navajo Code Talker ⓘ
United States Marine ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ
Congressional Silver Medal (as part of group recognition) ⓘ
burialPlace Santa Fe National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath kidney failure ⓘ
coAuthorOf Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1921-01-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2014-06-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Albuquerque Indian School ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
ethnicGroup Native American ⓘ
Navajo Nation ⓘ
familyName Nez ⓘ
fieldOfWork cryptography (practical, wartime) ⓘ
military communications ⓘ
givenName Chester ⓘ
hasReligion Native American Church (associated tradition) ⓘ
honorificTitle last surviving member of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Navajo ⓘ
linked to: Navajo language
memberOf original 29 Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Code Talkers
militaryAllegiance United States of America ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryRank corporal ⓘ
nativeLanguage Navajo ⓘ
linked to: Navajo language
notableFor being one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ
helping create an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language ⓘ
notableWork development of the original Navajo code ⓘ
use of Navajo code in the Pacific Theater ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Bougainville ⓘ
Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
Battle of Guam ⓘ
Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chi Chil Tah, New Mexico ⓘ
placeOfDeath Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ
residence Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ
serviceNumber USMC Navajo Code Talker (original 29) ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Code Talkers
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries about Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ

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