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Today in History — May 1

1941

1 May 1941 The first Navajo code talkers are recruited by the US Marines.

In 1941, against the backdrop of World War II and the escalating conflict in the Pacific theater, the United States Marine Corps recruited the first Navajo code talkers to serve as crucial assets in the…

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