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Joe Kieyoomia
Birth name
Joe Lee Kieyoomia
Born
(1919-11-21)November 21, 1919
Died
February 17, 1997(1997-02-17) (aged 77)
Buried
San Juan County, New Mexico
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
200th Coast Artillery
Battles/wars
World War II
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Awards
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
Joe Kieyoomia (November 21, 1919 – February 17, 1997) was a Navajo soldier in New Mexico's 200th Coast Artillery unit who was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of the Philippines in 1942 during World War II. Kieyoomia was a POW in Nagasaki at the time of the atomic bombing but survived, reportedly having been shielded from the effects of the bomb by the concrete walls of his cell.[1]
The Japanese tried unsuccessfully to have him decode messages in the "Navajo Code" used by the United States Marine Corps, but although Kieyoomia understood Navajo, the messages sounded like nonsense to him because even though the code was based on the Navajo language, it was decipherable only by individuals specifically trained in its usage.[1]
Kieyoomia is notable for having not only survived the Bataan death march and related internment and torture in a concentration camp, but also being a hibakusha (survivor of an atomic bomb blast).
^ ab"How Effective Was Navajo Code? One Former Captive Knows". News from Indian Country. August 1997. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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