| LC control no. | n 2011039471 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nez, Chester, 1921-2014 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1921-01-23 |
| Death date | 2014-06-04 |
| Place of birth | McKinley County (N.M.) |
| Place of death | Albuquerque (N.M.) |
| Field of activity | Cryptography |
| Affiliation | United States. Marine Corps VA Medical Center (Albuquerque, N.M.) |
| Profession or occupation | Navajo code talkers Radio operators Translators Painters Muralists |
| Found in | Code talker, c2011: ECIP t.p. (Chester Nez) galley (Navajo code talker and U.S. Marine in WWII) Los Angeles times WWW site, June 5, 2014 (in article dated June 4, 2014: Chester Nez; died Wednesday [June 4, 2014] in Albuquerque, at 93; member of the original Navajo code talkers, the group of 28 Native Americans who played a crucial role for U.S. communications during World War II) Washington post WWW site, June 5, 2014 (Chester Nez; born in 1921; died Wednesday [June 14, 2014] at 93; last of the World War II Navajo "code talkers"; enlisted in the Marines in 1942) Chester Nez collection(AFC2001/001/54891), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress : ( Chester Nez b. 1921, Chi Chil Tah, New Mexico; d. June 2014; War or Conflict: World War II; Status: Veteran; Dates of Service: 1942-1946; Branch/Unit of Service: Marine Corps/ 1st Marine Division/3rd Marine Divsion; Highest Rank: Corporal.) Find a grave website, reviewed 10-25-2022 (b. 01-23-1921; d. 06-04-2014 Albuquerque, New Mexico.) <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130862886/chester-nez> New York times article, reviewed 10-25-2022 (worked for many years as a painter and muralist at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Albuquerque.) <https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/us/chester-nez-dies-at-93-his-native-tongue-helped-to-win-a-war-of-words.html> |
| Associated language | eng nav |
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