World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert 'Jeff' David
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Haines, Alabama
Honored By
An Indebted American
WAS AN ALASKAN NATIVE SERVICEMAN KNOWN FOR HIS LIFE-SAVING EFFORTS DURING WWII. BECAME PART OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS. USED HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE-TLINGIT-TO HELP THE MILITARY OUTSMART THE JAPANESE WITH CODES THAT THE JAPANESE COULD NOT BREAK. PARTICIPATED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CAMPAIGN.