World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Pinto
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Lupton, Arizona
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS A NAVAJO CODE TALKER IN WWII. THE CODE TALKERS WERE A GROUP OF RADIO MEN WHO TRANSLATED AMERICAN COORDINATES AND MESSAGES INTO AN INDECIPHERABLE CODE BASED ON THE NAVAJO LANGUAGE.