Paxton, John Hall, 1899-1952.

John Hall Paxton: American foreign officer; vice-consul in Nanking, 1925-1929; various posts in China, 1930-1942; in 1937 was aboard the U.S.S. Panay when it was bombed by the Japanese; served in Teheran in 1943; returned to China as cultural attacheĢ, 1944-1946; consul to Sinkiang, 1946-1949; escaped over Himalayas in 1949; broadcast for Voice of America until 1951; consul to Isfahan, 1951-1953.

From the description of John Hall Paxton papers, 1920-1961 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168447

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