Samoan Soldiers In Korea
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Dec. 29.
A LARGE number of Samoan soldiers from American Samoa are serving in the USA forces in Korea. Latest official reports state that four of them have been wounded in action, two for the second time.
Five Western Samoan boys have, according to reports, joined the New Zea land K Force for service in Korea. They are Jay Hellesoe, Sonny Stowers, John Lago Stewart, T. Ah Mu and F. Sams.
All of them have joined up in Auckland.
Samoan Casualties
IT is reported from Pago Pago, that three Samoan soldiers have become casualties of the Korean war.
They are Private Matagi Falana’i, killed in action; Private Maika. Pele, died of wounds on November 3; and Private First Class William V. Pritchard, slightly wounded in action.