State Historical Society of Iowa

Meskwaki Code Talkers, February 26, 1941

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Newspaper Clipping of Meskwaki Code Talker
Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, Marshalltown Times Republican, 26 February 1941

Description 

The news clipping shows a composite picture showing how eight Sac and Fox Native American men, all member of Company H in the 186th Infantry, used their Meskwaki language to be "code talkers" during World War II. The photo shows how the communication network of code talkers worked, where they would broadcast information by short wave radio to their fellow Meskwaki soldiers who would translate it into English for the commanding officer. 

 

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Source-Dependent Questions

  • How did Meskwaki Indians have an impact during World War II?
  • How did their native language play a part in winning the war?