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LOOMIS, Everett Wiley - Date of
birth
29 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington -
Hometown
Bellingham, Whatcomb County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1313263 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Battalion S-3 -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
One mile south of Hamminkeln, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph P. Loomis (father)
Edna E. (Stark) Loomis (mother)
Esther M. Loomis (sister)
Clifford S. Loomis (brother)
Laura E. Loomis (sister)
Vernon W. Loomis (brother)
More information
1st Lt Everett W. Loomis graduated from Bellingham High School in 1938 and attended the Washington State University at Pullman, Washington for thee years.He enlisted in Tacoma, Washington on 10 June 1942.
Lt Loomis will be remembered as the tallest serviceman at the time of his enlistment in 1942. At 6'7", he was rejected by a local recruiter in Bellingham as "being over size". He was determined to enter the service and went to Seattle where a recruiter with a shorter tape measure passed him.
The battalion S-3 and all other passengers and crew of glider #45-6186 were killed when the airplane was hit and set on fire while landing.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, The Last Drop Operation Varsity March 24-25, 1945, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card, The Bellingham Herald - 4 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Bellingham High School Yearbook 1938 / Washington State University Yearbook 1941, The Bellingham Herald - 4 April 1945