James Devlin (priest)
James Joseph "Father Joe" Devlin (December 27, 1916 – February 25, 1998) was one of the three American Jesuits during the Vietnam War that went to Vietnam to aid refugees. He was important in securing the passage of several thousand Cambodian refugees to America.[1]
In April 1975, Devlin escaped before the fall of Saigon and was evacuated by helicopter to the USS Midway (CV-41).[2]
He built an orphanage in Thailand which housed, fed, and schooled several hundred abandoned children.[3]
After his death, his brother Rev. Raymond Ambrose Devlin wrote his biography which he entitled Cha.[4][5]
Devlin was born in San Francisco,[6] where his family lived at 431 Jersey Street. He died in 1998 in Los Gatos, California.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex-Ogden Priest Asks Friends to Help Relieve Cambodian Refugee Suffering". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 25 January 1971. p. 6. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Father Joe Devlin Escaped Just Before Saigon Fell". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 19 May 1975. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "1 1/2-year struggle brought twins to their father". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Devlin, Raymond A. (2001). CHA : A biography of Father Joe Devlin, S.J.. Nenagh Books. ISBN 0-9710935-0-4.
- ^ "San Francisco Faith". 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
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