Did you know that the 380th had a Hopi Code Talker?

Rex Pooyouma was identified by the U.S. Army Center of Military Studies in September 2010, as a Hopi Code Talker.  In October 2010, documentation was provided that also identified Orville Wadsworth as the 10th Hopi Code Talker.

During WWII, Pooyouma (38072901) was assigned to the ground staff at Group Headquarters in the 380th. Wadsworth was assigned to the 90th Bombardment Group. Both were selected and trained as part of a secret Native American Code Talker communications network to transmit secret-coded messages, using their Hopi Lavayii, in the Pacific campaign.

Mr. Rex Pooyouma and Mr. Orville Wadsworth were expected to be honored at the 2011 Veteran’s Day ob­servance on November 11, 2011, at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center, Kykotsmovi, Arizona.

See below for Mr. Pooyouma’s TAPS article.

For more information, see article entitled “Hopi Code Talkers recognized by state senate,” by Louella Nahsonhoya, that appeared in the Navajo-Hopi Observer, 1/25/11:  http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/main.asp?SectionID=7 4&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=13285