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Allen Dale June
Born (1921-11-28)November 28, 1921
Kaibito, Arizona, U.S.
Died September 8, 2010(2010-09-08) (aged 88)
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1941–1945
Rank Sergeant
Unit United States Marine Corps
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Congressional Gold Medal
Alma mater New Mexico Highlands University
University of Utah
Spouse(s) Dolly Beaver (divorced)

Virginia June

Rose Mary Begay
Relations Michael June , Adeline June , Roxie June , Cyndi June Allison June (son), Alden June (son), Marlene Smith (daughter), Janie Brown (daughter), Ellen June (daughter), Adolph June Jr.
Floyd June
Jackie June
Keith June

Allen Dale June (November 28, 1921 – September 8, 2010) was an American veteran of World War II. June was one of the 29 original Navajo code talkers who served in the United States Marine Corps during the war.

Early life

June was born in Kaibito, Arizona on November 28, 1921, to a Navajo family. His mother was Kinłichíiʼnii, born for Tłʼízíłání, and his father was named Yéʼii Dineʼé, born for Tachíiʼnii. June graduated from Tuba City Vocational High School in Tuba City in 1941. Once the United States entered World War II later that year and began recruiting Navajos as code talkers, June hitchhiked to Fort Defiance and Fort Wingate to enlist.

War years

June enlisted in 1941 and became one of the 29 original Navajo code talkers in the U.S. Marines. he served until the end of World War II in 1945, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.

After War

June received a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting and economics from New Mexico Highlands University in 1952. He later also obtained a master's degree in 1975 from the University of Utah.

Congressional Gold Medal

Dale, along with the other original nine Navajo code talkers, received the Congressional Gold Medal on December 21, 2000. In recent years, residents of Longmont, Colorado, raised money to buy June and his third wife, Virginia June, a home when they learned the couple had no permanent place to live.

Death

Allen Dale June died at Presscott Veteran's Hospital in Prescott, Arizona, on September 8, 2010, at the age of 89. June had become ill while on a trip to Arizona from the family's home in Longmont, Colorado. He was buried at a family cemetery in Kaibeto, Arizona. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. ordered all flags to be flown at half staff in June's honor.

With June's death in 2010, Lloyd Oliver's death in 2011, and Chester Nez's death on June 4, 2014, none of the original 29 Navajo code talkers are alive.

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