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Joe Morris Sr.

Joe Morris Sr. served as a Navajo code talker during World War II and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery.

1926 - 2011

Black-and-white photograph of fifteen Navajo code talkers sitting in the grass beside a military tent. — Navajo code talkers with the 1st Marine Division during the Peleliu campaign in 1944. National Archives.

Black-and-white photograph of smoke billowing from the superstructure on an aircraft carrier during the Battle of Okinawa. Soldiers can be seen running on the flight deck. — The US aircraft carrier Bunker Hill is bombed during the Battle of Okinawa, which Morris participated in, in May 1945. National Archives.

Color photograph of Joe Morris giving a talk at Travis Air Force Base. He is standing at a lectern talking into a microphone. Audience members in uniform can be seen in the background. — Joe Morris Sr. giving a talk at Travis Air Force Base in 2008. US Air Force.

Navajo code talkers with the 1st Marine Division during the Peleliu campaign in 1944. National Archives.

The US aircraft carrier Bunker Hill is bombed during the Battle of Okinawa, which Morris participated in, in May 1945. National Archives.

Joe Morris Sr. giving a talk at Travis Air Force Base in 2008. US Air Force.