Dr. Tsuno-chi Yu (left) with Mutual Broadcasting System war correspondent Royal Arch Gunnison

Summary

left to right: Dr. Tsuno-chi Yu, M.D., Chinese Consul General, presents a citation from the Territory of Alaska to Mutual Broadcasting System war correspondent Royal Arch Gunnison (d. 1946), September 19, 1944. The citation praised Gunnison, who had been imprisoned after the Japanese invasion of Manila, "for continuously exposing in his writing and broadcasting, even before Pearl Harbor, the warlike aims and preparations of the Japanese, for constantly, since his return from two years' internment by the Japanese keeping before the American people the true nature of the Japanese threat to durable peace."

Subject

• Yu, Tsuno-chi
• Gunnison, Royal Arch
• China Consulate General
• Mutual Broadcasting System

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-2172

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1944
• September 19, 1944

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• WW II
• Journalism, Military
• Campaigns
• World War, 1939-1945
• World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns

Place

• Philippines
• Alaska

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-2172]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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