Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
John Edmund Perdue and his wife, Ethel were American missionaries who left for China in 1924. They served the Assemblies of God Church in South China. His wife left Hong Kong prior to the Japanese attack. Perdue aged 50 in 1942 remained in Hong Kong and was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with other Americans in the same year.
The Assemblies of God Heritage Magazine (Winter 1991) has an article on "Missionaries Caught in the Crossfire" in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion. Perdue and his fellow missionaries are mentioned, including photos of themselves on board the exchange ship "Gripsholm". See here
Perdue returned to Hong Kong in 1946.
Source
1. Consortium of Pentecostal Archives