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Walter Wesselhoeft HOFFMANN [1897-1977]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 09/10/2024 - 16:06

Walter Wesselhoeft Hoffmann was an American diplomat and served as Vice Consul in Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese invasion in December 1941. 

After the fall of Hong Kong, Hoffmann and the American delegation comprising 20 persons were divided equally and occupied two houses, which were next to each other on Mount Cameron. They stayed on Mount Cameron for two months before being transferred to Stanley Camp. Release from confinement came on 29 June 1942 for repatriation to the United States. 

Alexander Michael YAZEJY [1893-1969]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 09/09/2024 - 23:19

Alexander Michael Yazejy was an American merchant and had a business in China. From the links below, Yazejy was initially interned at Stanley Camp in 1942.

He appears to have been transferred to Shanghai in March 1943 and interned at Chapei Camp and released at the end of the Pacific war.

Source

Halsey Hulbert Matteson WILBUR [1912-2001]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:35

Between 1936 and 1942, Halsey Hulbert Matteson Wilbur was employed by the National City Bank of New York  and given various assignments concerned with foreign branch banking.

He was interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated in 1942. After repatriation, he enlisted and joined the United States Marine Corps.

Mary Etta WHITNEY [1910-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 20:50

Mary Etta Whitney aka Etta Whitney was a missionary and pastor and served the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. She came to South China and Hong Kong in 1940 and supported the Rev. John Bechtel 

Etta Whitney was interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States in 1942. After repatriation, she went on speaking tours describing her time during the Japanese occupation.

Source

1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/10109-whitney-mary-etta/