A G.I. Joe introduced in 2000 is supposed to be one of these Native Americans who were code talkers in WWII
Lori Piestewa, the first Native American Indian woman killed in military
... [DOC] [TLE] The Cultural Memory of Navajo Code Talkers in World War II [PAR] May 5, 2015 ... 44000 Native American soldiers served in Word War II.