Vale Middle School Reading Article
Member of Secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine Unit Dies at 90 (1270L)
Comprehension questions – answers may be in phrases
1. Name the movie based on the Code Talkers’ mission.
2. Name the company in which Smith worked as a heavy equipment mechanic.
3. For what branch of the military did Smith serve?
4. On what date, and in what hospital did Smith pass away?
5. List two key battles in which the Navajo Code was a major factor.
What was Smith’s highest rank in the military?
6.
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2. Answer each question in one or more complete sentences.
The author mentions that George Smith led an “honorable life.” What two actions are mentioned in
support of this “honorable life”?
Name two components of the Navajo language that make it useful as a military code.
How was the Navajo Code passed from Code Talker to Code Talker?
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Recinto, R. Member of secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine unit dies at 90. November 2, 2012. The Lookout.