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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas H. Begay

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Chilchitak, New Mexico

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted at the age of 16 on October 1943 and was sent to Camp Pendleton, California. As one of the Navajo Code Talkers, he transmitted hundreds of secret messages over the radio network during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Japanese cryptographers were never able to break the code.