Sandoval was one of the hundreds of Navajos who were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to help transmit messages in World War II for the Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today.
Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.
Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II using a code based on their native language, was 98.