Navajo Women Helped the War Effort, Too

While young Navajo men were away, secretly helping win the war as Code Talkers with their unbreakable code, hundreds of Navajo Women also did their part to help America win World War II. They stayed closer to home, in what became known as “Camp Navajo” near Flagstaff. Its official name was the Navajo Ordnance Depot, and its primary use was to store ammunition used in the Pacific Theater. And what a place it was! It spanned over 44 miles, making it the largest military installation in Ariz