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Missionaries slain by Viet Cong in Ban Me Thuot attack
Six American missionaries were reported killed during a Viet Cong onslaught near Ban Me Thuot in the Vietnam Highlands. Victims include Rev. Robert Ziemer and Ruth Wilting, among others. a nurse Miss Betty Olsen was missing, and Leon Griswold’s daughter Carolin died later from injuries. The Alliance confirmed deaths and noted two other missionaries were captured or endangered.
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U.S
New York
Vietnam
Hichlands
Ban Me Thuot
Robert Ziemer
Toledo
Ohio
Ruth M. Wilting
Cleveland
C. Edward Thompson
Ruth
New Kensington
Leon
Griswold
White Plains
N.Y
Ziemer
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Carolnn
Betty Olsen
Dovenrold
Bian Me Thuot
Aliance
Alliance
Miss Olsen
Africa
United States