Richard Hunt (left), Chief George R. Tweed (center), and Watson Davis (right)
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Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image PrintID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4201]
Creator: Reni Newsphoto Service
Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Date: 1944
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4201
left to right: Richard Hunt, U.S. National Bureau of Standards; George Ray Tweed (1902-1989), U.S. Navy radio man; and Watson Davis (1896-1967), Director of Science Service. Tweed was the chief radio engineer on Guam when the Japanese invaded in December 1941; he evaded capture for two years and seven months, and received many awards for his heroism.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4201
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1944
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4201]
Gelatin silver prints