Joe Morris Sr.

Joe Morris Sr.

World War II

 

Joe Morris Sr. was one of four hundred “code talkers” who memorized a code that substituted traditional Navajo words for military phrases. The contributions of the Navajo code talkers were classified until 1968.

 

 

Image Source: Photograph of Joe Morris giving a talk at Travis Air Force Base, 2008, US Air Force

Photograph of Joe Morris Sr. giving a talk at a lectern displaying the NASA logo.