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Gordon Edward FRISQUE [1904-2006]

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 06/13/2024 - 08:56

Gordon Edward Frisque was the Manager of Eastman Kodak Co.. He appears in the Jurors List from 1939 onwards.

Frisque arrived in Hong Kong around 1931, the youngest ever representative to be sent out by Kodak at that time to manage a foreign office. In 1934, he went back to the U. S. to get married and returned to Hong Kong later with his wife. Prior to the Japanese invasion, his wife and son were evacuated, leaving Frisque alone in Hong Kong.

Erwin Adolph MANTHEY [1892-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 06/13/2024 - 00:35

Not much is known. He was formerly a Captain in the U.S. Army but retired in 1931.

Manthey was interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated in 1942. His arrival on the Gripsholm was recorded in The Daily News Times, Neenah, Menasha, Wisconsin here

 

Cecil C. HALL [1941- ]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 09:25

Son of missionary parents, Nell and Abel Walker Hall who pioneered a church in Tai Po Market. Born in Hong Kong in 1941 and only six weeks old at the time of the Japanese invasion.

After Hong Kong had fallen, the Halls were interned in one room in the Kowloon Hotel together with the Park family, who were also missionaries, prior to their removal to Stanley Internment Camp. The Hall family was repatriated to the United States in 1942.

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Arlin W. HALL [1938- ]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 09:18

Son of missionary parents, Nell and Abel Walker Hall who pioneered a church in Tai Po Market. Born in Hong Kong in 1938.

After Hong Kong had fallen, the Halls were interned in one room in the Kowloon Hotel together with the Park family, who were also missionaries, prior to their removal to Stanley Internment Camp. The Hall family was repatriated to the United States in 1942.

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William C. LARSON [1927- ]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 06:00

Born to Alice and Charles Martin Larson in Canton, China in 1927. His father worked for the Standard Vacuum and Oil Company at Lai Chi Kok.

The Larson family was interned in Stanley Internment Camp in 1942 and later repatriated to the United States. Their arrival on the Gripsholm was recorded in The Daily News Times, Neenah, Menasha, Wisconsin here

Charles M. LARSON JR. (aka Chuck) [1934-2017]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 05:46

Born to Alice and Charles Martin Larson in Hong Kong in 1934. His father worked for the Standard Vacuum and Oil Company at Lai Chi Kok.

The Larson family was interned in Stanley Internment Camp in 1942 and later repatriated to the United States. Their arrival on the Gripsholm was recorded in The Daily News Times, Neenah, Menasha, Wisconsin here

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Raymond M. LARSON [1925-1947]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 05:33

Born to Alice and Charles Martin Larson in 1925. His father worked for the Standard Vacuum and Oil Company at Lai Chi Kok. Raymond Larson studied at La Salle College.

The Larson family was interned in Stanley Internment Camp in 1942 and later repatriated to the United States. Their arrival on the Gripsholm was recorded in The Daily News Times, Neenah, Menasha, Wisconsin here

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Charles Martin LARSON [1890-1950]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 02:12

Appears in the Jurors List in 1921. In the 1941 Jurors List, Charles M. Larson's occupation was Terminal Assistant at Standard Vacuum Oil Company's installation at Lai Chi Kok. On the Gripsholm passenger list, he gave his occupation as a civil engineer.

John Edmund PERDUE [c.1892-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 06:16

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.

Nell HALL (née FUNK) [1909-2004]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 03:50

Nell Hall was a Canadian/American missionary serving the Assemblies of God Church. Nell and her husband, Abel married in 1936 and set sail for China on Christmas Day of the same year. They arrived in Hong Kong and later pioneered a church in Tai Po Market. By December 1941, the Halls had two sons, Arlin, aged 3 and Cecil, a baby only six weeks old. Both children were born in Hong Kong.