Trumbull Village in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
USMC Navajo Code Talkers WWII
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 16, 2026
1. USMC Navajo Code Talkers WWII Memorial
The cast medallions above represent the front and back of the Congressional Gold & Silver Medals.
Known as the Navajo Code Talkers they were young Navajo men who transmitted secret communications on the battlefields of WWII.
Serving with distinction in every major engagement of the Pacific Theater from 1942-1945, their unbreakable code played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening the war's end.
In 2001, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold medal to each of the original twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers as well as the Congressional Siver Medal to each man who lateraualified as a code talker.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 35° 3.586′ N, 106° 33.959′ W. Memorial is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Trumbull Village. It is on Continental Loop Southeast 0.1 miles east of Louisiana Boulevard Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE, Albuquerque NM 87108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Women in the Military Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); New Mexico Gold Star Mothers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor-Respect-Never Forget Vietnam War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuskegee Airman
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 16, 2026
2. USMC Navajo Code Talkers WWII Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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