John Walter POWELL [1908-1955]

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 08/25/2024 - 04:54
Names
Given
John Walter
Family
Powell
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Standish, New York
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Viginia
Died in (country)
United States

John Walter Powell was a representative of Texaco Oil Co in the Far East. In December 1941, he was travelling by boat from Tientsin (Tianjin) to Shanghai. However, his boat was unexpectedly called into Hong Kong. He arrived in the city on 7 December and remained stuck in Hong Kong after the Japanese invasion had begun. 

John Powell was interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States in 1942. 

He returned to Hong Kong in 1947 and resumed work at Texaco.

Source

1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9343-powell-john-walter/

2. The Lake Placid News dated 11 September 1942. See here

3. Sessional Papers laid before the Legislative Council 1947 - Jurors List. See here

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