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code talker

people in the 20th century who used obscure languages as a means of secret communication during wartime; e.g. United States service members during the world wars who used their knowledge of Native American languages to transmit coded messages
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code talker

Summary

code talker is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • code talker received the Congressional Gold Medal[3].
  • code talker's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • code talker's instance of is recorded as occupation[5].
  • code talker's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps[6].
  • code talker is a type of radio operator[7].
  • code talker's Commons category is recorded as Code talkers[8].
  • code talker was part of the conflict World War II[9].
  • code talker was part of the conflict World War I[10].
  • code talker's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Code talkers[11].
  • code talker's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'радистка-шифровальщица'}[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include position[4] and occupation[5]. code talker is a type of radio operator[7].

Recognition

code talker received the Congressional Gold Medal[3].

Why It Matters

code talker ranks in the top 4% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What awards did code talker receive?

Honors received include Congressional Gold Medal[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). code talker. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-talker
MLA “code talker.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-talker.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_code-talker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{code talker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-talker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military branch → United States Marine Corps
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → position, occupation
    Topic's main category → Category:Code talkers
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh2005002199"
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