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Paul Erwin RAETZ [1937-2015]

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Born to missionary parents, Florence and Erwin William Raetz in Hong Kong in 1937.

The Raetz family was repatriated on the Gripsholm in 1942. Their arrival in the United States is mentioned here in The Daily News Times, Neenah, Menasha, Wisconsin on 26 August 1942.

In 1946, the Raetz family moved to Canton, China but later was forced to leave and settle in Hong Kong. They returned to the United States in December 1950.

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Raymond Tyson MOYER [1899-1993]

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Raymond Tyson Moyer was a missionary, teacher and agricultural expert. After his graduation from Oberlin College in 1921, he was sent to their mission school, Ming Hsien Christian School in Taigu, Shanxi. At Ming Hsien, Moyer later headed their agricultural department and established a programme aimed at improving the farming methods of rural Shanxi province.

Julia A. ANDERSON (née PETERSON) [1872-1958]

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Julia A. Anderson and her husband, Benjamin L. Anderson were missionaries and arrived in China in about 1905/06. Through their hard work and devotion, they helped and established a strong Adventist presence in the province of Fujian.

In May 1938, Julia Anderson left for Hong Kong due to the Sino-Japanese War whilst her husband stayed behind in Kulangsu. He was later interned. After Hong Kong had fallen, she was sent to Stanley Internment Camp and later was repatriated with other Americans to the United States.

Catherine Elizabeth Day PARK [1909-1961]

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Catherine Park and her husband, Harland A. Park were American missionaries serving the Assemblies of God Church. They came to Hong Kong in 1930 and went into China in 1931. In 1936, she became Principal of the First Assembly of God Church Primary School in Hong Kong. 

Harland A. PARK [1907-1971]

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Harland A. Park and his wife, Catherine Park were American missionaries serving the Assemblies of God Church. They came to Hong Kong in 1930 and went into China in 1931. He later became Superintendent of the South China District of the Assemblies of God.

John Wheeler EDWARDS [1912-????]

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The 1939 to 1941 Juror Lists have John Wheeler Edwards as an Assistant Manager working for Calif-Asia Co. Ltd..

After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with other Americans to the United States in 1942.

Arthur F. ALLIE [1897-1955]

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Father Allie belonged to the Maryknoll Mission and was ordained on 16 June 1935. Not mentioned in the Maryknoll Mission Archives of when he arrived in Hong Kong. He appears to have been transferred to the Orient, likely to Korea, in about 1938. 

After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned at Stanley Camp. In camp, he held classes for prospective converts. In 1942, he was repatriated with other Americans to the United States.

In 1943, Father Allie moved to Guatemala to continue his missionary work.

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Compton DeMetselaer WISEMAN [1918-1958]

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Seaman aboard the Admiral Y.S. Williams, an American freighter in dry dock at Hong Kong in December 1941.  Captured after the fall of Hong Kong on December 25, 1941.   Interned at Stanley, where he worked in the camp kitchen.  Repatriated in August 1942.  From Whitehouse, New Jersey.  After repatriation, joined OSS and deployed to the China-Burma-India theater.  Wife Eileen Barry Wiseman.  Parents William Wiseman and Ethel Compton Wiseman.