{"id":14866,"date":"2016-11-10T01:13:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T01:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/11\/10\/tribe-navajo-code-talker-dies-in-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:19:26","slug":"tribe-navajo-code-talker-dies-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/11\/10\/tribe-navajo-code-talker-dies-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribe: Navajo Code Talker dies in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. \u2014 Navajo Nation officials say Navajo Code Talker George Paul James has died in New Mexico. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tribal officials say James died Wednesday at an Albuquerque hospital at age 92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The code talkers used the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James graduated from high school in Newkirk, Oklahoma and enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reached the rank of corporal in the 5th Marine Division. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navajo-code-talkers-day.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navajo-code-talkers-day.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navajo-code-talkers-day.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navajo-code-talkers-day.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navajo-code-talkers-day.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. 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Melissa Marnell\/Marine Corps<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and later returned to Iwo Jima for the 60th anniversary of the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s survived by seven children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday in Lukachukai, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tribal officials say James will be buried on a family plot in Tsaile, Arizona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navajo Nation officials say Navajo Code Talker George Paul James has died in New Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[12,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1351],"class_list":["post-14866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"MA2MYBJWUBDETK7C7U45DB45ZQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/11\/10\/tribe-navajo-code-talker-dies-in-new-mexico\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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