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Home Town Parkersburg, Wood Cty, WVa
Last Address Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Plot: Section 66
Date of Passing Feb 16, 1987
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Assistant Director of Naval History, Captain F. (Frederick) Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.)
Captain F. Kent Loomis, Director of Kusaka Naval History, Pearl Harbor
Naval History & Heritage Command, Director:
Rear Admiral F. Kent Loomis, USN (ret.), 24 January 1970 – 31 July 1970
Other Comments:
F. Kent Loomis worked for the Naval History Division of the CNO and was Director in 1970. He is credited in dozens of works for his assistance in researching materials and editing or authoring articles.
Naval History Division
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Assistant Director of Naval History
Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN, 1962 - 1969
Director of Naval History & Heritage Command
Rear Admiral F. Kent Loomis, USN, 24 January 1970 – 31 July 1970
and an Officer, Vice President/Treasurer, of the Naval Heritage Foundation
Chain of Command Hooven-Owens-Rentschler, The firm of Hooven, Owens, Rentschler, and Company manufactured steam and diesel engines in Hamilton, Ohio.
Lt. F. K. Loomis. resident inspecting works: Hooven, Owens Rentschler Co., Hailton, Ohio Hartford District, Federal Bldg., Hartford Conn.
Other Memories In 1928 the company merged with the Niles Tool Works to form the General Machinery Corporation. However, it continued to make diesel engines under the H.O.R. brand, and supplied many of the powerplants for United States submarines and liberty ships during World War II. General Machinery Corporation ranked 91st among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. H.O.R.'s double-acting engines, particularly those of USS Pompano, gained notoriety for their unreliability in the submarine force, where they were nicknamed "whores."
