John Brown, Jr.

John Brown Jr. (December 24, 1921 – May 20, 2009) was an American Navajo Code Talker during World War II.

Biography John Brown Jr. was born on December 24, 1921, in Chinle, Arizona, the son of Nonabah Begay and John Brown. He was educated at the Chinle Boarding School and graduated from Albuquerque Indian School in 1940.

Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Brown joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942. He underwent basic training at Camp Pendleton. He was among the original 29 Navajo code talkers who devised the original code. During the war, he served in battles at Guadalcanal, Saipan, Tarawa, and Tinian.

Brown and his wife Loncie Polacca Brown were the parents of seven children. Brown was interviewed by the National Museum of the American Indian in 2004.

Brown died on May 20, 2009, at his home in Crystal, New Mexico.