WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97
Source: Associated Press
WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 10, 2019
CHINLE, Ariz. The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. has died.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says Begaye died Friday in Chinle, Arizona. He was 97.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
Begaye was among hundreds of Navajos who served in the Marine Corps, using a code based on their native language to outsmart the Japanese.
According to the Navajo Nation, Begaye served as a Code Talker from 1943 to 1945 and fought in the Battle of Tarawa and the Batter of Tinian. He spent a year in a naval hospital after being wounded.
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