Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lawton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Grateful American
HE WAS A COMANCHE CODE TALKER WHO USED HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES FOR THE ALLIES IN EUROPE. A GROUP OF COMANCHE INDIANS WAS SELECTED FOR SPECIAL DUTY IN THE ARMY TO PROVIDE THE ALLIES WITH A LANGUAGE THAT THE GERMANS COULD NOT DECIPHER.