Loesch, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Frederic), 1916-1964

Lawrence Frederic Loesch (b. 1916, Meadville, Pa.-d. Aug. 22, 1964), U.S. Air Force officer, joined the Flying Cadet Program in 1940 and received his commission and pilot wings the following year. During World War II he commanded the 574th Bomb Squadron of the 9th Air Force, serving in England, France, and Germany. After the War, he was assigned to various command and training positions in Air Training Command. During the 1950s, General Loesch served as Director of Maintenance, Burtonwood Air Depot, England, and at the Pentagon as secretary of the Air Staff and executive officer to General Curtis LeMay, vice chief of staff. In the early 1960s, he was assigned to Air Force Headquarters as Deputy Chief of Staff/Supply and Logistics.

From the description of Loesch, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Frederic), 1916-1964 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596977