The Pacific Theater was the site of a great many bloody battles in World War Two. The one most revered by the American people today is Iwo Jima, but there is a slew of other battles in which the Navajos were instrumental to including: Guadalcanal, Peleliu, and the Saipan. Every campaign which the United States began from 1942 through 1945 implemented the use of the navajo code talkers. Without these key battles the War in the Pacific would undoubtedly have been lost, and therefore would have crippled the Allies fight against the nation of Japan.
The training for the Code Talkers was fairly quick, only lasting about eight weeks, after The Commanding General of the United States claimed that the Navajos language would be “admirably suited for rapid, secure communication”. The first 29 Code Talkers were quickly shipped out to the battle of Guadalcanal soon after their …show more content…
This is a key battle in the war, as it is the First American victory in the Pacific Theatre. As a result of this influential battle Major General Alexander Vandegrift put a request in for eighty-three more Navajo code talkers to assist in the war effort. Thus setting up the importance of the Navajo for the rest of the war.
The battle of Peleliu was the bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theatre. Taking place on D-Day September 15, 1944 the devastating battle which took place on the small beaches of Peleliu was one of the most important battles in the early Pacific Theatre. The high death toll to the American Army was unavoidable, but with the use of the navajo code talkers this death toll was drastically diminished. The Third Amphibious Corp even stated that the Navajos “[were] considered indispensable for the rapid transmission of classified
The training for the Code Talkers was fairly quick, only lasting about eight weeks, after The Commanding General of the United States claimed that the Navajos language would be “admirably suited for rapid, secure communication”. The first 29 Code Talkers were quickly shipped out to the battle of Guadalcanal soon after their …show more content…
This is a key battle in the war, as it is the First American victory in the Pacific Theatre. As a result of this influential battle Major General Alexander Vandegrift put a request in for eighty-three more Navajo code talkers to assist in the war effort. Thus setting up the importance of the Navajo for the rest of the war.
The battle of Peleliu was the bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theatre. Taking place on D-Day September 15, 1944 the devastating battle which took place on the small beaches of Peleliu was one of the most important battles in the early Pacific Theatre. The high death toll to the American Army was unavoidable, but with the use of the navajo code talkers this death toll was drastically diminished. The Third Amphibious Corp even stated that the Navajos “[were] considered indispensable for the rapid transmission of classified