Navajo Code Talkers

	Navajo Code Talkers - Quick Facts
HSP Category	Cemetery

Historical Significance

Navajo Code Talkers were used during WWI, WWII to send secret coded messages. This monument contributes to the Historical Cemetery since burials of the Civil War era. The earliest burials date to 1868 when the War Department re-interred 266 unknown soldiers from the battlefields of Glorieta, Kozlowski and Old Fort Marcy in a plot of the Catholic Cemetery in Santa Fe. With the donation of additional land by the Catholic Cemetery, Santa Fe National Cemetery was briefly established in 1875; it reverted to a post cemetery the following year. It was reestablished as a national cemetery in 1892. As of March 2020, Santa Fe National Cemetery contains over 59,000 interments. Other monuments or plaques: Bivouac of the Dead Plaque, Gettysburg Address Plaque, World War II Combat Glider Pilots Memorial, Navy Women Memorial, China – Burma – India Memorial, Glorieta Pass Confederate Dead Memorial, Fort Craig Unknown Dead Memorial, Private O’Leary Headstone, and Navajo Code Talkers.

Burial Significance

Code Talker, Chester Nez. Frank Chee Willeto, Navajo code talker, Congressional Silver Medal recipient. General Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Herbert Hoover, served with distinction in World Wars I and II. Daniel D. Fernández (1944–1966), Medal of Honor recipient- Vietnam. Edwin L. Elwood (1847 – 1907) in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars; received the Medal of Honor. Captain Raymond Gerald Murphy (1930 – 2007) was the 39th United States Marine received the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War. Edward Alvin Clary (1883 – 1939) a United States Navy sailor received the Medal of Honor. Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy (c. 1862 – 1893) was a United States Army Indian scout and received the Medal of Honor. Colonel Robert Sheldon Scott (1913 – 1999) received the Medal of Honor.

Historical Destinations

National: National Register of Historic Places; National Historic District
State: State Historical Commission
 Local: City Landmark

The historic integrity of Santa Fe National Cemetery is high. Overall, its historic design, monuments, buildings, and structures are intact, and any alterations and additions are sympathetic and have taken place within the cemetery’s period of significance.

IN HONOR OF THE

NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

FOR THEIR SACRIFICE

AND COURAGE TO HELP ENSURE

THE UNITED STATES VICTORY

DURING WORLD WAR II

NEW MEXICO STATE ORGANIZATION DAUGHTERS

OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

MARCH 21, 2013

Funding

Provided by the National Cemetery

Tourism

Family Friendly
Open to Public: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Admission: None
Lodging: Yes

Promotional Materials Available

Brochures: Yes
Catalogues: Yes 
DVDs: No 
Calendar of Events: Yes
Website Link: https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/santafe.asp

Acknowledgments

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