Zam Zam (Ship)

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ZamZam was a ship of neutral Egyptian registry which was shelled and sunk by a German warship in the south Atlantic Ocean April 17, 1941. The ship was carrying, besides the crew, about 200 passengers, mainly American missionaries. Only one person died as an immediate result of the shelling. The passengers and crew were carried tro German-occupied France, where citzens of neutral countries were released and citizens of belligent countries were put in internment camps.

From the description of Ephemera of the ZamZam Incident, 1941-2006. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 76763539

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creatorOf Zam Zam (Ship). Ephemera of the ZamZam Incident, 1941-2006. Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
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associatedWith Africa Inland Mission, International. corporateBody
associatedWith Anderson, Eleanor, 1932- person
associatedWith Barnett, Albert E. person
associatedWith Barnett, Elma. person
associatedWith Barnett, Margaret. person
associatedWith Buyse, Daphne. person
associatedWith Buyse, Leonard. person
associatedWith Dresden (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Glasser, Arthur F. 1914- person
associatedWith Hall, Mabel. person
associatedWith Houghton, Will H. person
associatedWith Huber, Lester. person
associatedWith Huber, Lezetta. person
associatedWith Laughinghouse, Ned. person
associatedWith McAlister, Irl. person
associatedWith Moody Bible Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Nida, Eugene A. 1914-2011. person
associatedWith Oiness, Sylvia M. person
associatedWith Pike, Kenneth L. 1912-2000. person
associatedWith Rogge, Bernard, 1899-1982. person
associatedWith Schellenberg, Alice. person
associatedWith Scherman, David E. 1916-1997. person
associatedWith Shuster, Robert D., person
associatedWith Smith, Wilbur M. 1894-1976. person
associatedWith Stewart, James W., 1903 or 4-1958. person
associatedWith World War, 1939-1945. person
associatedWith Wycliffe Bible Translators. corporateBody
associatedWith Young, Doris Warren. corporateBody
associatedWith Young, J. Fred. corporateBody
associatedWith Zamzam (Ship) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Biarritz (France)
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Conversion
Missionaries
Women in missionary work
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Active 1941

Active 2006

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