serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1922 & ndash ; 1948 25px united states navy 16 january 1989 crescent city , california oregon united states of america silver device star legion of merit with `` v '' place of burial world war ii 2 july 1902 18px lieutenant george ray tweed.jpg george ray tweed
 george ray tweed
george ray tweed

george ray tweed -lrb- july 2 , 1902 -- january 16 , 1989 -rrb- 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 .
