The Navajo Code Talkers and Ritchie Boys

By bhake

  • The dawn of the Ritchie boys

    There really isn't an exact date, but, in the late 1930s is when The Jewish Boys of camp Ritchie started to escape and rebel against Hitler because of the way their family and theirselves were being treated.

  • Pearl Harbor attack

    On this day the Japanese attacked the U.S base in Hawaii killing many American civilians. This sparked much anger in America which made them strike back, officially putting them in WW2.

  • Navajo code is introduced

    Philip Johnston got the idea of using the Navajo's language for a code in World War II. He showed it to Major James E. Jones. He explained that their language is complex and it was unlike any other Indian languages. This was the language the Military started using.

  • Navajos are summoned

    on this day U.S marines went to the Navajo reservation community, proposed the idea to them and recruited 29 Code Talkers to work for the military.

  • The Harsh Battle of Tarawa

    This was by far one of the most gruesome, devastating battles of WW2, and the Navajo Code Talkers worked very hard during this battle to send and receive messages.

  • D-Day

    The important to the war, Ritchie boys enter Dday on this day in Europe to complete special tasks and get information for the Allies.

  • Parents killed

    A Ritchie boy named Richard Schifters parents were killed by hitler and this sparked him to rebel against nazi Germany.

  • Surrender of 1945

    Germany, on this day surrendered to the Allie powers bringing an end to WW2 for Germany.

  • Japanese Surrender

    On this day The Japanese surrender and WW2 for the U.S is brought to an end because the Japanese could not crack the codes that we used whatsoever.

  • National Code Talkers day

    This is the day that president Ronald Reagen declared it would be national Code talkers day.

  • Navajo Code Talkers rewarded

    On this day the original 29 Code Talkers that were still alive were awarded silver medals by the president.

  • The bill honoring them

    The bill that honored the Navajo Code Talkers, the Congressional Gold and Silver Medals, was made into a law.

  • The making of the Code Talkers Monuments

    In 2004, a sculpter named Joe started making the statues of the Code Talkers. Eight Bronze Plagues are going to be included in the monument along with 429 names of Navajo Code Talkers.

  • The Ritchie Boys film

    A film/movie explaining the Ritchie Boys life was filmed and released to the public.