Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Father Arthur J. Benson, C. P., was a Roman Catholic priest of the Passionist Order and attached to a mission in Shanghai. He had come to China in 1923. Father Benson was in Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese attack and later was interned at Stanley Camp. He was repatriated in 1942 with other Americans.
His arrival on the Gripsholm on 25 August 1942 was recorded in the Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper on 27 August.
After WWII, Father Benson returned to China to continue his missionary work.
Obituary/Memorial: https://passionistarchives.org/biography/father-arthur-benson-c-p-st-paul-of-the-cross-province-1887-1957/