Now its principal, Emory Williams, a U.S. entrepreneur in Beijing, was looking for ways to raise more capital for the company, called Siwei.

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But thanks to Emory's work, there are a few less, Thomas Hembree of the U.S.S. Curtis, and two men from the U.S.S. Pennsylvania: William Hickock(ph) and Payton Vanderpool.

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