There's still a few of them around here. Mostly Choctaws and Chickasaws. But they're starting to thin out.
I'm confused on this one. From my understanding they only used Navajos as code talkers. The article mentions that with this man's death there are only 2 of them left alive.
I was confused by this post so I did some reading. Chocktaw code talkers were utilized in WWI not WWII.
If there are any Chocktaw code talkers still alive they would be around 110 + , years old since WWI ended in 1918.
I could never find any article stating Chickasaw tribe code talkers were ever used. Not saying they were not used just saying couldn't find an article stating they were.
Of course it could have been more of a Generic statement as the Chocktaw and Chickasaw are closely related.
However , it was interesting to learn Cherokee's were used in WWII as well. Fourteen Comanche code talkers took part in the Invasion of Normandy, and continued to serve in the 4th Infantry Division during further European operations. Two Comanche code-talkers were assigned to each regiment, the rest to 4th Infantry Division headquarters. Shortly after landing on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, the Comanches began transmitting messages. Some were wounded but none killed.
Cut and paste from wikipedia.
- Choctaw Code Talkers were a group of Choctaw Indians from Oklahoma who pioneered the use of Native American languages as military code. Their exploits took place during the waning days of World War I. The government of the Choctaw Nation maintains these gentlemen comprised the first code talkers ever employed by the U.S. military
