George Ray Tweed (July 2, 1902 – January 16, 1989) was a decorated radioman in the United States Navy who served during World War II. He is most famous for evading Japanese capture for two years and seven months after the surrender of the U.S garrison on Guam in 1941 .

RM1 George Ray Tweed was assigned to Radio Agana, Guam, when the Japanese invaded on December 10, 1941. Tweed arrived on Guam in August 1939 and his family was evacuated from the island in October 1941 due to the possibility of war with Japan.

George R. Tweed (1902 – 1989) – was an American Navy man who was able to escape capture from the Japanese during their occupation of Guam in World War II, and the only American to survive the entire occupation in hiding. Tweed became a figure of …

His story was told in his best-selling 1945 book, ''Robinson Crusoe USN'' and in the Universal Studios 1962 movie, ''No Man is an Island,'' starring Jeffrey Hunter as George Tweed. His cause of death was an automobile accident in Northern California.

George Tweed was serving at Guam when it was attacked and quickly captured by Japanese forces, nearly all of his comrades being taken Prisoner of War. Among the few who escaped, most were...

Navy radioman George Ray Tweed was one of six sailors who disappeared into the thick interior jungle. The Japanese occupiers quickly solidified control over the island and began a ruthless search for the missing sailors. Five of the Americans were eventually found and mercilessly killed.

George Ray Tweed, born on July 2, 1902 and died on January 16, 1989. He was a Radioman of the United States Navy for 16 years. George was the chief radioman on Guam when the Japanese invaded the island on December 10, 1944. He …

When George Ray Tweed was born on 2 July 1902, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, his father, Madison Sevier Tweed, was 28 and his mother, Minnie May Mitchell, was 23. He married Dolores Marie Kramer on 7 July 1945, in Washington D.C., United States. He lived in San Ramon, Guam in 1940.

george ray tweed . deceased 01/16/1989 . rate/rank. lt service branch. usn 00/1922 - 00/1948. born. 07/02/1902 portland, or . significant duty stations. guam - survived escape from japanese invasion 12/10/1941-7/10/1944. uss mccall dd-400 (rescued from guam by whaleboat) ...

George Ray Tweed (July 2, 1902 – January 16, 1989) was a decorated radioman in the United States Navy who served during the World War II. He is most famous for evading of Japanese capture for two years and seven months after the surrendering of U.S Garrison on Guam in 1941.