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Personal info

Full name
LOOMIS, Cliff Deloss Jr "Bubbles"
Date of birth
22 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa
Hometown
Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37553886
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Uerdingen-Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 6 11

Immediate family

Members
Clifford D. Loomis (father)
Helen B. (Appleton) Loomis (mother)
Carlos Loomis (brother)
Alma Loomis (sister)
Bernadine Loomis (sister)
Ernest Loomis (brother)
Caroline Loomis (sister)
Larry Loomis (brother)
Ruby Loomis (sister)
Jerry Loomis (brother)
Monte Loomis (brother)
Francis Loomis (brother)
Judy Loomis (sister)
Diane Loomis (sister)
Dale Loomis (brother)
Delmont E. Loomis (brother)
Donnie E. Loomis (brother)
Fran Loomis (wife)

More information

Pfc Cliff D. Loomis Jr. worked on a farm before he enlisted.

His nickname was "Bubbles" because he blew bubbles as a child.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Linda Parsley, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Ligus Stark Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Linda Parsley (niece)