George Atcheson, Jr.

George Atcheson, Jr. (1896－1947) US diplomat, China Hand, Charge de'affaire in China, advisor for Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. During World War II, he tried to mediate in the conflicts between Kuomingtang and Chinese Communist Party for US government but failed.[1][2]

George Atcheson Jr

Atcheson, while serving as Gen. Douglas MacArthur's political adviser and allied council chairman, died after the military flight he was on crashed en route to Washington, DC. He was heading there to discuss plans for a Japanese peace treaty.[3]

References

Christopher R. Lew; Edwin Pak-wah Leung (29 July 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War. Scarecrow Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8108-7874-7.
John Paton Davies, Jr. (31 January 2012). China Hand: An Autobiography. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 267–269. ISBN 0-8122-0631-2.
"ARMY CRAFT CRASHES IN OCEAN Ambassador Atcheson Dies in Plane Crash Near to Hawaii Isle". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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[LewLeung2013-1] Christopher R. Lew; Edwin Pak-wah Leung (29 July 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War. Scarecrow Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8108-7874-7.

[Jr.2012-2] John Paton Davies, Jr. (31 January 2012). China Hand: An Autobiography. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 267–269. ISBN 0-8122-0631-2.

[CDNC-3] "ARMY CRAFT CRASHES IN OCEAN Ambassador Atcheson Dies in Plane Crash Near to Hawaii Isle". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Retrieved 6 November 2019.