Code Talker - Timeline

Kii Yazhi is born in 1927

Kii attends a white boarding school

Kii (now named Ned) enlists in the Marine Corps at age 16

Japan carries out a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. American is now at war.

Ned ships out to Hawaii, where he is based for the remainder of the war.

Marines attack the Bougainville on the first of November, 1943. The operation was a success, and this was Ned's first combat experience.

Ned takes place in the attack on Guam. The fighting is fierce but the U.S. finally takes it out of Japanese control.

Ned participates in the Battle of Iwo Jima. As the United States closes in on Japan, the fighting gets more and more intense, and this battle is no exception.

The final and most brutal battle takes place on the island of Okinawa. The battle resulted in the loss of over 100,000 Japanese soldiers and 7,800 American soldiers.

Americans use a neucular bomb on the city of Hiroshima.

Japan surrenders, bringing the war to an end.