Mission Cemetery
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Mission Cemetery

Ebon, Marshall Islands

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Missionaries who came to the Marshall Islands, including the present various types of missionaries mostly found in Majuro and Ebeye, have made a huge impact on the life and customs of the people. The first mission was Protestant (in cooperation with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions with headquarters in Boston, which had sent missionaries to Hawaii) and was started on Ebon Atoll in 1857. Many missionaries came to Ebon during this time and used it as a staging base for other atolls to the east and north. By 1909 almost all islands and atolls of the Marshalls had an established Protestant mission station. The Mission Cemetery serves as the final resting place for a handful of missionaries who died on the atoll.

In March 1944 Ebon Atoll was invaded by American Forces in an effort to drove out occupying Japanese Forces. Pvt Theodore J Miller (Find A Grave memorial 65489634) was one of two Marines killed at Ebon Atoll along with 25 Japanese fighters. Miller was originally interred at the Mission Cemetery until his repatriation to The National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu in 1949.
Missionaries who came to the Marshall Islands, including the present various types of missionaries mostly found in Majuro and Ebeye, have made a huge impact on the life and customs of the people. The first mission was Protestant (in cooperation with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions with headquarters in Boston, which had sent missionaries to Hawaii) and was started on Ebon Atoll in 1857. Many missionaries came to Ebon during this time and used it as a staging base for other atolls to the east and north. By 1909 almost all islands and atolls of the Marshalls had an established Protestant mission station. The Mission Cemetery serves as the final resting place for a handful of missionaries who died on the atoll.

In March 1944 Ebon Atoll was invaded by American Forces in an effort to drove out occupying Japanese Forces. Pvt Theodore J Miller (Find A Grave memorial 65489634) was one of two Marines killed at Ebon Atoll along with 25 Japanese fighters. Miller was originally interred at the Mission Cemetery until his repatriation to The National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu in 1949.

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  • Added: 15 Oct 2019
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2694174