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Charles Joyce Chibitty, Sr
Nov 20, 1921 - Jul 20, 2005

Submitted by: Alex Carter
Date/Place of Birth: November 20, 1921 near Medicine Park, OK
Date/Place of Death: 20 July 2005 in Tulsa, OK
Name of Newspaper: L. A. Times, Los Angeles, CA
Publication Date: Sunday, 24 July 2005
 
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Charles was a WW II Code Talker. He was the last survivor of the Comanche code talkers who used their native language to transmit messages for the Allies in Europe.  Like the larger group of Navajo Indians who performed a similar service in the Pacific theater, the Comanches were dubbed "code talkers." He was quoted in 2002 as saying, "It's strange, but growing up as a child I was forbidden to speak my native language at school. Later my country asked me to.
My language helped win the war and that makes me very proud." 
 
In 1999, He received the Knowlton Award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding intelligence work.
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