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Lieutenant George R. Tweed, U.S. Navy is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/eaglepoint.asp.  Tweed was the sole survivor of a group captured by the Japanese after their occupation of Guam during World War II. Tweed hid on the island for more than two and one-half years evading capture and supplying valuable information to Allied forces. His ordeal inspired the book, Robinson Crusoe, USN and the movie No Man is An Island.

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https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/305019.
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George Tweed with Guamanians prior to Japanese invasion.

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