Last Of Original Navajo Code Talkers Of World War II Has Passed Away

Chester Nez, Last Of Original Navajo Code Talkers Of World War II, Dies -- CNN

(CNN) -- Chester Nez, the last of the original Navajo code talkers credited with creating an unbreakable code used during World War II, died Wednesday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation President said. He was 93.

Nez was one of the 29 Navajos recruited by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop the code that would be used by hundreds of code talkers during the war.

"The Navajo Nation flags will all be lowered to half-mast in honor of our hero passing away," President Ben Shelly said.

Nez was a teenager when he was recruited to develop the code. He was assigned with the other code talkers to the Marine Corps' 382nd Platoon.

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