Record #:

4458

Author(s):

Grizzle, Ralph

Abstract:

As a young naval lieutenant-commander during World War II, Herbert Hitch of Charlotte was sent to China in 1944 to make contact with Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse-Tung. Mao gave him a confidential letter to bring back to Admiral Frank King. The contents of the letter, if acted upon, could have altered the course of history.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 9, Feb 2000, p25-28, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Pender County