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Two Ames Men Reported -Dead in Jap Ship SinkingFor Polanddor® than a century ago, Frederic Ihopln, Pollah patriot, musician ,nd composer, angered by thelomlnatlon of Poland by Russia, rrote the A*flat Polonaise. It beam® Poland's fighting song, a cry or Independence. Recently Sgt.' lugene List, above, noted Amerl* an pianist now In the army, laved at Potsdam for the Big ‘hree party. Russia’s Statin waa here. 8gt List audacloualy played he Polonaise. Stalin listened, earned, toasted the young artist's resentation of Chopin's patriotic ry for Poland.T*v* more Ames men have beenreported hilled wnen the Jap ship on which they were being transferred to Japan was torpedoed and sunk by C. S. planes on Dec. 15. 1944, accoidlng to reports from the war department. These two men are First Lieutenant James R. Davis, s*»n of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Davis of 413 10th street, and Captain Thomas Henry IVlaxnore son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Delabor a nt 121 North Russell The men's families received telegrams from ths war department stating their sous were killed In action In the Pacific area.There were 1.619 prisoners of war on the Japanese transport which embarked Dec. 13. 194 4, presumably for transfer to Japan Tbo boat was bombed and sunk In Subic Bay on Dec. 15, 1944. It la thought that 942 have lost theli Uvos and 69 died after they were transferred to Japan. Two of the se'vico prisoners evaded capture and got back to the t'alted States line*.Lieutenant Du vis entered the service in February, 1941, and was sent oversee* m October. 1941. He had been « prisoner of the Japs but was on his way to the State* wuen the boat was sunk. He wagpilot and flew an observationExpects Lower faxes Afteraos DefeatedCaptain Delamore entered theservice on Nov. 26, 1939, and was transferred to Hawaii. In March. 1941, be was sent to Manila ana wui captured by the Japanese e'ther at Corrgaidor or Bataan. Previciu to being overseas he attended Iowa State College where he took mechanical engineering, and after he Joined the army he was In varloua parts of the l\ S. on army maneuver*.
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Ames Daily Tribune
Ames, Iowa, US
Fri, Jul 27, 1945
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