Chuuk Lagoon
Gunn served for three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II but never saw combat. With several months of Japanese language training, he was sent to Truk Island, now known as Chuuk Lagoon, to be an interpreter after the war was over. He then attended the University of Kansas, earning a Bachelor of Science in Journalism in 1947 and a Masters of Arts in English from Northwestern University in 1951.