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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
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
