Chester Nez, Last of the Navajo Code Talkers, Dies at 93
Chester Nez, one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers of World War II, and the last surviving Code Talker, died at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 4, 2014. He was 93.
In the autumn of 2012, ArmchairGeneral.com contributing writer Tim Tow reviewed the book Code Talker, co-authored by Nez and Judy Schiess, and interviewed Chester Nez. Click on the links to read Tim’s review and interview.
You can hear Chester Nez speak in this report on CNN. Watch a report from Albuquerque’s KOAT television station following his death.
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