Chester Nez Dies at 93; His Native Tongue Helped to Win a War of Words by MARGALIT FOX

Michael Chin Worcester

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Nez helped fashion from his Navajo language a military code so impervious that it helped the United States secure victory in the Pacific in the summer of 1945.

Published: June 6, 2014 at 4:00AM

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