1. The Origins of Native American Code Talking

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables IX
4. Preface XI
5. Acknowledgments XXIII
6. Notes on the Comanche Sound System XXV
7. 1. The Origins of Native American Code Talking 1
8. 2. Native American Servicemen and Code Talkers in World War II 35
9. 3. “Get him back on that scale and weigh him again!” 73
10. 4. “Utekwapa naka: I hear what you say.” 121
11. 5. Fighting Po’sataiboo’: Crazy White Man 135
12. 6. “Numurekwa’etuu: Comanche Speakers!” 173
13. A. Members of Company E, 142d Infantry, Thirty-sixth Division, World War I 215
14. B. World War I Choctaw Code Talkers 217
15. C. Organization of the Fourth Infantry Division, 1941–1945 219
16. D. Combat Narrative of the Fourth Infantry Division 222
17. E. Fourth Infantry Division Campaign (June 6, 1944, to May 8, 1945) 225
18. F. Fourth Signal Company Activities, 1940 –1945 231
19. G. Glossary of Comanche Code Terms 235
20. H. Known Native American Code Talkers of World Wars I and II (Tribes, Group Size, Form of Code Talking, and Military Units) 241
21. Notes 243
22. Bibliography 263
23. Index 277