Evening star., 1940-04-22
(ozi Bomb Kills u. S. Attoche
[iding Americans in Norwoy;
Iermons Blast 7 Allied Bases
in Heart
By Splinter in
Raid on Dombus

y GARNETT D. HORNER.
pt. Robert M. Losey, 81, ar
slant United States military
che in Stockholm, was killed
German bomb in Norway
erday while trying to help
uate families of American
|ign Service officers from the
zone, the State Department
informed today.
death is the first American
ping casualty in the second
d War, following several mar
escapes for diplomatic officials
erman and Russian bombings of
i'd. Finland and Norway.
Fderick A. Sterling, American
Bter to Sweden, cabled to the
Department at 1pm. Stock
time) that he had just been in
ed of Capt. Losey's death; in "a
ram from Opdal, Norway,
ID by Maj. Yssum, presumably
brwegian Army officer. Dated
rday, this, telegram read; .
merican Military Attache Capt.
was killed by German
per at Dombas today. Inform
Hartman. He will be sent to-
ow Monday. via Roros to
has where instructions from
ions are awaited"
tretary of State Hull. expressing
regret at the death of Capt.
said at his press conference
that he would have to get
information about immediate
instances surrounding the
b before he could say whether
diplomatic action would be
b by this Government.
Struck in Heart.
|bm Stockholm came word that
Goteborg newspaper Handels
1ingen said the American Off
was killed by a bomb splinter
h struck him in the heart.
e captain, it said, was stand
Upright in a mountain tunnel
hg a German air bombardment
|ombas when a bomb exploded
| d of the tunnel and a frag-
struck him. The newspaper
nobody else in the tunnel was
mbas is on the railroad about
|niles south and west of Trond-
Comdr. Ole o. Hagen, Amer
naval attache who now is near
mas was asked by Mr.. Sterling
teive the body and await further
lctions.
State Department immedi-
instructed Mr.. Sterling to OBJ
all possible information on the
lmstances OF Capt. eLosey's
:.
Aiding U. S. Refugees.
S. Florence Jaffray Hartman.
|-ican Minister to Norway, had
tied Saturday to the depart
from Sarna, Sweden, that
Losey had gone into Norway
|tablish contact with a party OF
Fican women and children being
hated under escort of 1t. Comdr.
N. The party of refugees, in
Ing II wives and children of
gn service officers remaining OH
at Oslo, safely crossed the bor-
into Sweden at Fjallnas yester-
the department was informed.
Is. Hartman, who accompanied
Norwegian government on its
I from Oslo in the face of Ger
invasion, narrowly escaped
han bombing herself last week.
reported Friday that she had
through barricades around
rum shortly before the town
destroyed by German bombers,
SO casualties.
|pt. Losey served from August,
to January, 1910, with the
ling and operations section of
pfflce of the chief of Air Corps
In February he left for Hell
|, Finland, as assistant military
the for air. Early this month
was given the additional duty
ssistant military attache for air
Norway and Sweden.
Commissioned in 1929.
was born May 27, 1908, at
rev, Iowa, and was appointed
be Military Academy from New
BY in 1925. On graduation in
he was commissioned a second
enant of field artillery. He had
detailed at Brooks Field,
Rs; Kelly Field, Texas; Mather
!, Calf, and Barksdale Field,
1884 he was ordered to the
[ornia Institute of Technology,
was graduated with the degree
laster of science in meteorology.
2 then served at March Field as
eorological officer until August,
, when he returned to the insti-
The following June he re-
ed the degree of master of
1ce in air engineering. Fol-
ng his graduation, he came to
hington for his tour of duty
apt. Losey is survived by his wife,
(See LOSEY, Page A-30