MRS. BETTY MITCHELL

Mrs. Betty chose to continue her work with the Banmethuot Leprosarium after her husband was abducted by armed attackers in a raid on the Leprosarium in May, 1962. Mrs. Mitchell, formerly Betty Patzke, is from Ellensburg, Washington, and a graduate of Simpson College. Mrs. Mitchell has 4 children, the youngest of which (Geraldine) is attend­ing the Dalat School in Penang, Malaysia. Becki, the oldest daughter is married to Dr. David Thompson, whose parents Ed and Ruth Thompson were killed at TET 1968 during the fighting at Banmethuot. Dr. and Mrs. Thompson will leave in September for France and later Gabon, Africa where they will serve as medical missionaries.

DR. AND MRS. RICHARD PHILLIPS

Dr. and Mrs. Phillips are linguists (his Ph.D. is from Cornell Univer­sity) whose principal ministry at Banmethuot has been vork on Mnong literature and Bible translation. Dr. Phillips is the son of China missionaries; Lillian Amstutz Phillips is the daughter of C&MA mission­aries to India. Although classmates at St. Paul Bible College ('54), they did not marry until they were in Viet Nam as missionaries. They have 4 children.

been in Viet Nam since 1971. Their two children, Douglas and Patricia, both teenagers, joined their grandparents in Canada after the completio of their school year in Penang, Malaysia.

Much of the Johnson's time in Viet Nam has been occupied in language study. More recently they have been active in ministries among the Raday tribespeople.

Mr. Johnson, after graduation from McMaster University, spent several years as a school teacher before pursuing a divinity degree at Wheaton College in Illinois. Mrs. Joan (Barton) Johnson is a nurse.

Children's Name Birthplace Birthdate Age Children Present Location

Mr. S. (Sigurd) Norman Johnson Hamilton, Ontario

Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Barton Johnson Hamilton, Ontario

July 22,1936 39 Patricia Elizabeth Canada (15 years old)

Jan.15,1936 39 Douglas Lloyd (14 years old)

Canada

Mrs. Betty Janet Patzke Mitchell Cass Lake, Minnesota Jan.12,1921 54

Mr. Archie Emerson Mitchell (Taken captive by Viet Cong during TET offensive in Banmethuot in 1968)

Franklin, Nebraska May 1, 1918 57

Rebecca Jane (27 years old)

Loretta Jean (24 years old)

Glenn Patrick (22 years old)

Geraldine Ann (17 years old)

United States

United States

United States

United States

Dr. Richard Lee Phillips Albany, Oregon

Mrs. Lillian Marguerite Amstutz Phillips Khamgaon, Berar

India

April 21,1930 45

Nov.11,1931 44

Jean Elizabeth (14 years old)

Brian Malcolm (12 years old)

Ruth Esther (9 years old)

John Richard (7 years old)

United States

United States

United States

United States

Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and daughter LuAnn (5 years old)

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ZCZC 07 INTL LT TDLX NYACK NY OCTOPER 30 INT LT REED PAROUS IA PENANG (MALAYSIA VIA WUI) PT NATHANPAILEY LOUISKINO IN PNANGKOK OCTOPER 30 WELCOMED PETTYMITCHELL RICHARDLILLIAN PHILLIPS NORMANJOAN JOHNSON AFTER EIGHT MONTHS DETENTION IN VIETNAM STOP ALL REPORTED WELL PRAISE THE LORD

MANGHAM NNNM

WOMEN ANO CHILDREN IN VIET NAM

Allwine, Miss Sharon, Omaha, Nebraska

Arnold, Miss Elizabeth I., Rochester, New York

Cathey, Mrs. Gordon M., White Plains, New York formerly

Cline, Mrs. Edward A., R. N. , /Hamilton, Ontario—now Oakdale, Ontario 1

Children - Mark, age 8; Robin, age 7; Janice, age 5.

Collins, Miss Joyce L., R. N. - Websterville, Vermont 1

Deets, Miss Dawn A., R. N. - Dixon, Illinois

Douglas, Mrs. David R. - Toronto, Ontario Children - Glenn, age 3; Bonnie, age 4 months.

Douglas, Mrs. Merle E. - White Plains, New York

Children - Carol, age 4; Robert, age 11 months

Drummond, Mrs. Richard L. - Toledo, Ohio (daughter of N. Robert Ziemer)

Ellison, Mrs. J. Paul, R. N., Ottawa, Ontario Children - Linda, age 4

Evans, Miss Helen E. - Hamden, Connecticut

Evans, Mrs. W. Eugene - New Brighton, Pennsylvania

Fitzstevens, Mrs. John A., Jr., Pelham, New York

Frazier, Mrs. David A. - West Palm Beach, Florida Children, David, Jr., age 3; Laurie, age 1; Julie, age 6 months

Gunther, Mrs. J. Robert,R. N., Mansfield, Ohio Children - Madonna, age 7 months

Gunther, Mrs. 0. Ross - Williamsfield, Ohio Children - Laura, age 5; Ross, age 3

Hall, Mrs. John W. - Ottawa, Ontario

Hartson, Miss Betty Lou - Portland, Oregon

Henry, Mrs. Fred W. - Nyack, New York Children - Craig, age 2

Henry, Mrs. Robert T. - Vancouver, B. C., CANADA^ Children - none [/

Herendeen, Mrs. Dale S. - Santa Ana, California Children - t Cheryl, age 2

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Holiday, Miss Evelyn N., R. N. - Nyack, New York

Houck, Mrs. Burton R. - Toronto, Ontario i/" i

Ingram, Mrs. C. G. - Pennsacola, Florida Children - George, age 4; Daniel, age 1

Irwin, Mrs. D. Franklin - Glen Falls, New York Children - George, age 5

Jackson, Mrs. Herbert A. -

Josephscn, Mrs. Hans Leroy - Bowling Green, Ohio

Children - Rebekan Ann, age 4

Kingsbury, Miss Olive E., R. N. - Cavendish, Vermont

Kleinhen, Mrs. G. Fred. - Dover, Ohio Rachel and Timothy (twins) 8/16/63

Lemon, Mrs. Stanley J. - Tyrone, Pennsylvania Children - Robert, age 3

Lewis, Mrs. James F. - Billings, Montana Children - Amy, age 3; Timothy, age 1

Livingston, Mrs. James H. - St. Petersburg, Florida Children - Ramona, age 4; Tara, age 1

Long, Mrs. Charles E., R. N. - Charlotte, N. C. Children - Amelia, age 4; Joanna, age 1

Mack, Miss K. E. Nancy - New Castle, Pennsylvania

Pendell, Mrs. Richard W. - Columbus, Ohio Children - Gregory, age 2, Gail, age 6 months

Phillips, Mrs. Richard L., R. N. - Minneapolis, Minnesota Children - Jean, age 6; Brian, age 4; Ruth, age 2

Reimer, Mrs. Reginald E. - Nickerson, Kansas Children - Jay, age 3; Jill, age 1

Rexilius, Mrs. Royce F. - Lincoln, Nebraska Children - Ronald, age 5

Schelander, Mrs. Wesley W. - Everett, Washington Children - Janece, age 5; Grace, age 4

StempJe, Mrs. Woodford C. Jr., R. N.- Akron, Ohio Children - Stewart, age 1

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Sutherland, Mrs. Spencer T. - Modesto, California Children - Jill, age 6; Spencer, Jr., age J I

Taylor, Mrs. Richard H. - Auburn, Maine

Travis, Mrs. Chester E. - Fryeburg, Maine

Waller, Miss G. Joan - South Victoria, Australia White, Mrs. Kenneth F., R. N. - Lowell, West Virginia

Children - Bryan, age 5, Duane, age 3

gtfflter,--Mire. K-^-ftoWrt—Toledo,—Ohio-<wouTtded ) « —

Zoellcr, Mrs. Frederick L. - Columbia, S. C.

Total number of women - 46 Total number of children - 44

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V I E T N A M

CHILDREN

NAME ' DATE OF BIRTH | ON FIELD * Home School

% T

I IN HOMELAND, _ jAllow. Spec, j % Grant

1 EXT. Voted

L0CATI01

Rressler, Sharon Kaye Sept. U, 1956 5o Stephen Ralph Timothy Bruce

Cathay, Carolyn Joy

Oct. 23, 1957 Apr. 7, 1963

May 1, 1950

UO ; ' 50

50

A j

Gordon LeLand

Cline, Mark Edward

Oct. 29, 1951

,!Feb, 21., 1959 HO

' 50

Robin Lynn Janice Ann

Copeland, Klmberly Joy Davis, Jonathan Lee

'Dec 19, i960 : June 30, 1962

jSept, 9, 1966 ;Oct. 28, 1961

, liO HO HO

Uo Uo Judith Lois Marvin Bruce

Davis, Patricia Kathlee

May 30, 1961. Apr. 29, 1965

3 Apr. 13, 1952

1.0 Uo

5o

Uo Uo

Dennia Michael (Mother, Mrs. Herendeen

Douglas, Carrol Lynn

Mar. 1955 )

Aug. 12, 1963 uo

50

(ME) Robert Raymond iDuell, Eric Lewis

Mar. tt, 1%T hO Apr. 8, 1963 j HO

Ian Stefan Duncan, Cordon Ross

Hay B| 1%& Mov. 15, 1956 uo 50

Norman Richard Graham William

Douglas, David Ross

June 12, 1959 Mar. lh, 1965

Aug. 7. 1958 j

Uo

Uo

S-

•

(DR) Sylvia Dawn Thomas Glenn

1 Bonr.ie ITim

Dutton, Thotnar Edgar

Nov. lU, I960 j Sept. 6, 196a Sept. 16 , 1967

Dec. 17, 19U7

Uo uc Uo

50 Mary Florence Peter Harold

Ellison, Elaine Ruth

Oct. 12, 1952 July 28, 1955

May 29, 1953

0̂ 50

50

FT

(JP) David William Dougla3 Paul Rodney Benjairi

Apr. 25, 1955 July 6, 1962

i Apr. 20, 1961. Uo Uo

50

: 1

V I E T H A H Pa^e 2

CHILDREN

mm DATE OF BIRTH CM FIELD Home School •• • rf

IN HOMELAND Alio.;. Spec,

"rant Ext. Voted

LOCATION

Evens, wanes Evan .r n. 12, 1951 50

Fitastevens, John David June 10, 19?1 5o Donna Ruth Mark Allen •telvin Dean

Flemin?, Daniel John

.••v. 21, i m May 28, 1958 Mar. 23, 1961

25, 1962

50 50 50

lib Cbobh Cynthia Gail adopted Alfred Jess

Frazier, David Arthur Jr.

Oct. K, 1965 Aug. 2b, 1967 Scot. 11, 196k 1x0

M Uo

Laurie Lee Julia Ann

Gunther, Madonna (Catherine

June 6, 1966 July 2U, 1967

July 8, 1967

UO UO

Uo CJR)

gunther, Robert Leroy July 23, 1956 50 (.toss i cynthia Kay

Laura Denise Ross Edwin

Henry, Karen Lynne

Aug. 12 , i m Jan. 1 1 , 1963 July 26, 1961;

Kay 5, 1955

50 HO HO

50 {HT) Lynda Loe

Virginia Jewel

Henry, John Craig

Apr. 2, 1950 Apr. U, 1962

-Kiy 20, 1965

"5"0~|

UO

HO era) Herendeen, Cheryl Ann Feb. 15 , 1966 HO (See also ""avis"

Ho.ick, Kathleen Joy Nov, 16, 19h0 50 SO 206, '67 Houghto

Hunt, "onna Lucille Oct. 1 1 , 195U 50 :.avid 3arth LaurelElizabeth Sandra Jeanne 3rcnda Joyce

ftpr. 21, 195.6 Dec. 27, 1959 Dec. 15 , I960 Dec. 1 5 , I960

uo Uo Uo Uo

V I E T N A M

CHILDREN fage 3

1

NAME DATE OF BIRTH ON fi"TELD Home School % %

In HOMELAND Allow, jp'IC.

i • irant Ext. LOCATION Vot.»d

Ingram, Brenda Louise Dec. lh, i960 ho George Winford Daniel Bert

May Mar. . 30, 1963

ft J(0

Irwin, Margaret Marie Oct. 12, I9$k 40 (DF) Barbara Jsan

Elizabeth Ann George Franklin

Apr. Nov. Apr.

23, 1956 h , I960

2, 1962 V i»o HO

50 40 40 40

Irwin, -Marilyn Ruth Jan. 31, 19U7 &~ j 50 liSBJ Cdwin Franklin June 23, 19U9. .50

Josephsan, Timothy Hark Mar. 1 5 , 1959 ko Deborah '(ut'h Pobekah Ann

Aug. h, 1961 Feb. 25, 1961.

40 40

M

JCleinhen, Rachel May Aug. 16, 1?63 ho (AdoptedB/23/63)

Timothy Edward (Adopted 11/16/63)

Nov. lh, 1963 ho

Kowl«3, James Andrew /ft- Karen Grace

Le-ion, Donald JBT.OJ

Sept. U, I9hft Dec. 14, iy50

Aug. lo, 1953 ;

50 To"

50 :ar..l Ann " July U ,.1957 ~ 50 Robert Harold Jan.., r?65 h0

Livingston, Stephen 'Michael May l'̂ ,1956 50 Nancy ''lien Au',. e, 19b9 4~i5 Raradna s Joy Sept. 6, 19&3 j 40 Tara Suzanne : KbSr. IS,, 1966 U0

if Long, John Nathan Nov. lh, 1958

P.obert 5DWARD Amelia '-'usan Joanna "li-sabefch

Lewis, Daniel James

Dec. 19, 19' >0 HO Peh. 3, r9&j Cfcfcl 13, 1966 h0

4V

Amy Sarah Timothv Fredrick Aug. 10, -9oo

m y 5, 1?'>1 Mar. 13," ~9W UO

ho

HL<dU •

V I E T N A M Page U

CHILDREN

NAME DATE OF B[RTH " ON FIELD lone School t %

in homeland" Allow. Spec. Ext.

% Grant Voted LOCATION

. . .

j-langham, George :Jdwin ' July 9, 19UU .50 SC6U2/63

. . .

j-langham, George :Jdwin ' July 9, 19UU .50 SC6U2/63 Nyack Corine Joyce Aug. 21, 19U8 1 Thomas Grady 111 Mar. 2, 195U Pa^ f l c i a Lola May 12, 1956

50 50 50

50

Uo

YcNeel, Robert Paul June 19, 1959 / Kathleen Mae Keith Ernest Mark Kow?>rd >

Oct. 20, I960 June 3, 1962 Feb. 25, 196$,

UO ho HO. ?*

Mitchell, Rebecca Jw$ Aug. 2U, 191.8 to AC/ JN*s\S~k+~v, Loretla J«an lien Patrick Geraldine Ann

Oct. 2k, 19! 1 Nov. 5, 1953 May ?K, 1958 her

$0 3-0

a • • ̂

'"--Miner, Martha Melissa Apr. 15, 1961 f& Matthew Mark Mary Michelle

Dec. 6, 1962 Dec, 20, 196U ho

1

Oliver. Rees Evans Aug. 28 , 1966 hi

Pei.dell, Gordon 7achary Apr. b., 1958 1 50 40 Gwendolyn Yvcnne Gregory Zane Gail Yvette

3ept.?U, 1959 Oct. 20. 19&5

; AH,;, ki 196? -

~~1i0i ho

PhiLlips, Jean Elisabeth Nov. 13, 1961 HO KO Brian Malcolm Rath

Dec. 16, 1963 JFeb. 1, 1966

IV)

ko

Ree', Rebecca Kathryn -iarfc Stephen Deborah Ann Timothy Robert

Jill Rei

July 27, 1952 Feb. 15, lysk

May 8, 1966

50 50 *\ #

; UO

Reve-le, -Jehn Bav-id- ——Mar. 25, 19U6 >'Bona W a l t o n Apr. 28J 19U.T

Stanley Robert July 26, 1953 50

^O SC 369/64J -Wffr-^ t • -'<• TocJipF"9TIs ~~

J

50

V I E T N A M Page 5 CHILDREN

NAME DATE OF BIRTH ON FIELD Home School %

IN HOMELAND Allow. Spec. % Grant

EXT. Voted

LOCATION

Rexilius, Deborah Jan Oct. 9, 1956 1

Uo J

Robin Jon Ronald Jay

Schelander. Christiana

Apr. 21, 1959 July 1U, 1962

May 7, 1953 5°! uo Uo

Pamala Mae Carey William Janese Ina Grace Ann

Stebbins, Jennifer Ruth

July 28, 195U Dec. lU, 1959 July 2U, 1962 July 5, 1963

July 31, 195.'

HO ) HO ) HO )

50 S Max.

*211i

$0 I —>

SI Jeffrey Paul John Hartman Janice Esther

Steinkamp, Heidi Lea

Dec. 6, 1959 Nov. lli, I960 Mar. 7, 1966

July 5. 1959

liO HO HO

50

I '-̂ ! K

1 Ur, • i.

Joel Walter

Stemple, Stewart David

Feb. 15, 1962

Apr. 27, 1966

HO

HO

TO

Sutherland, Betsy Lavne Jan. 19, 1957 50 Ronald Stuart Nancee Jill Spencer David

Swain, Kandace Doreen

Nov. 5, 195b Feb. 10, 1961 Sept. 22, 196U

Sept. lU, 1960

HO HO

HO ¥C Kenneth Allen ,'fevin Aarl

T aylor, Lois Ellen

July 27, 1965 i Jec. 14, 196U Mar. 19U9

H '50 •

(RH) Esther Grace Joel Richard

Thompson, Judith Anna

Aug. 9, 1950 Nov. 26, 1952

July 15, 19U7

50 50

50 hC 2'90/6«- NMC • David- C a r X ^ - -Dale Edward Laurel Jeanne Thomas William

White,Kenneth David

-June 21, 19U&-Feb. 7, 1951 May H, 1956 Dec U, 1959

May 25, 1958 HO

50 50

50

50 ^ liO Uo

3ryan Alan Ouane Kevin

Aug. U, 1962 Dec. 15, 196h

HO HO

Information on captured missionaries for photographer • . _ , T ; •* 9

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Dr. Eleanor Ardel Viettt: .—-/r A , • ! tVEi fa i^L lry&>w»

Birth: November 5, 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas USA Single Schools: Attended Rice Institute and one summer at Nyack Missionary College

University of Texas Medical School from 1950 to 1954 Interned at Chicago's South Shore Hospital for one year Residency at Wichita Falls, Texas, General Hospital 1955-56

Arrived in Viet Nam in 1957 - Staff Physician for Banmethuot Leprosarium Captured on May 30, 1962 Height: 66 3/4 in. Weight: 196 lbs(in 1957)

Rev. Archie Exerson Mitchell:

Birth: May 1, 1918 in Franklin, Nebraska USA Married with four children Schools: Simpson Bible College (in Seattle, Washington) and Nyack Missionary

College pi Pastoral work at Ellensburg, Washington in 1944

v^y Pastoral work in Bly, Oregon in 1945-47 Arrived in Viet Nam on February 18, 1948 and was General Superintendent of

The Banmethuot Leprosarium Captured on May 30, 1962

Height: 74 in. Weight: 203 Lb«. (ia 1960)

Miss Betty Ann Olssn:

B) Birth: October 22, 1934 in Boua'ce, Ivory Coast, West Africa Single Schools: Nurses training at the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York

Attended Nyack Missionary College Arrived in Viet Nam on December 13, 1964 Captured on January 31, 1968 - Nurse at the Banmethuot Leprosarium Height: 68 in. Weight: 113% lbs. (in 1964)

Mr. Daniel Arastutz Gerber:

Birth: August 14, 19#» in Dalton, Ohio USA Arrived in Viet Mam on September 15, 1961 - maintenance and technical

work at the Banmethuot Leprosarium Captured on May 30, 1962 Single

Mr. Henry 3lood:

Birth: August 15, 1919 in Portland, Oregon USA Schools: Washington State Married with four children Arrived in Viet Nam in October, 1958 - was language analysis for translation

purposes Captured on February 1, 1968

TGM:res 11/21/69