Navajo Code Talker, WWII - Peter MacDonald, Sr


PETER MACDONALD, SR.- Navajo Code Talker of World War II and Chairman of the Navajo Nation (Four Consecutive Terms)

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At the age of 15, Peter MacDonald, a Navajo from Teecnospos, AZ, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He went through boot camp at U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, CA. Following regular combat and communication training at USMCB in Camp Pendleton, CA, MacDonald, along with other Navajo Marines, was secluded from other Marines for top secret Navajo Code School. During the final phase of World War II (1944-46) MacDonald served in the Pacific as Navajo Code Talker and North China with the Sixth Marine Division.

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