Archie E. Mitchell

Archie Emerson Mitchell
Born(1918-05-01)May 1, 1918
Franklin, Nebraska
DisappearedMay 30, 1962 (aged 44)
Vietnam
StatusMissing for 62 years, 4 months and 15 days
Occupation(s)minister, missionary
EmployerChristian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA)
Spouse(s)Elsie Winters Mitchell
(m.1943–1945)
Betty Patzke Mitchell
(m.1947–1962)
Children4

The Reverend Archie Emerson Mitchell (born May 1, 1918) was a minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He was born in Franklin, Nebraska.[1] He attended Simpson Bible College and Nyack Missionary College. Mitchell served as a missionary to South Vietnam working on the staff of the Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium[2] when he was taken captive by the Vietcong on May 30, 1962,[3] along with Daniel Amstutz Gerber[4] and Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti.[5] None of the three have been seen since.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Archie Emerson taskforceomegainc.org. Accessed 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Archie Emerson pownetwork.org. Accessed 2009-05-02.
  3. ^ Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO), U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War, Report for: Washington Archived 2008-11-27 at the Wayback Machine pow-miafamilies.org. 2007-02-08. Accessed 2009-05-14.
  4. ^ Gerber, Daniel Amstutz (1940-1962?), Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online gameo.org. Accessed 2009-05-11.
  5. ^ Vietti, Eleanor Ardel pownetwork.org. Accessed 2009-05-12.