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Newman, who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II by helping to create an uncrackable code, died at a nursing home in Bloomfield, New Mexico.

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During World War II, Newman served from 1943-45 in the 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment and 3rd Marine Division and saw duty at Bougainville Island, Guam, Iwo Jima, Kwajalein Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, New Georgia and New Caledonia.

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Alfred K. Newman (July 21, 1924 - January 13, 2019) was a United States Marine, best known for serving as a Navajo code talker during World War II.

Born in Rehoboth, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, Newman and his fellow native students were not allowed to speak the Navajo language in school. With the attack on Pearl Harbor in mind, he joined the Marine Corps on March 26, 1943, and became one of over 400 code talkers.

In November 1943, Newman was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign, before he spent a month on Bougainville Island. He then went with the 3rd Division to Guam, before ultimately landing for the end of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Newman was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal in December 1945, and he worked as an ammunition inspector at Fort Wingate and later at an open-pit mine overseeing blasting at Kirtland Field.

Newman was married to Betsy Eleanor, his wife of 69 years. They had five children. He died at age 94 at the veterans hospital in Albuquerque. His death puts the number of code talkers still living at around 10.

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Alfred K. Newman (July 21, 1924 - January 13, 2019) was a United States Marine, best known for serving as a Navajo code talker during World War II. Born in Rehoboth, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, Newman and his fellow native students were not allowed to speak the Navajo language in school.

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Alfred K. Newman was a United States Marine, best known for serving as a Navajo code talker during World War II. Born in Rehoboth, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, Newman and his fellow native students were not allowed to speak the Navajo language in school.

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Alfred k. Newman died at age 94 at the veterans hospital in Albuquerque.

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Newman was married to Betsy Eleanor, his wife of 69 years.  They had five children.

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He worked as an ammunition inspector at fort wingate and later at an open-pit mine overseeing blasting at Kirtfield feild

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Newman was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal  in December 1945.

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In November 1943, Newman was part of the Guadalcanal campaign, before he spent a month on bougainvillea island.

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With the attack on pearl harbor in mind, he joined the marine Corps on March 26, 1943, and became one of over 400 code talkers.

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Alfred k. Newman was born rehoboth, new mexico, on the Navajo nation.