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Joe
L.
Loutzenheiser
DNB (1945) MIA
1900-02-05

–

1945-10-07

Born:

Canton

, 

Ohio

Home:

Alliance

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Plain Township

, 

Ohio

Cemetery:

Henry Warstler Cemetery (Cenotaph)

Joe Loutzenheiser graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924. He died in an air crash off Okinawa on October 7, 1945, while serving as an Army Air Forces Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Operational Plans Division

    Division:

    Army Air Forces

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Joe L. Loutzenheiser (ASN: 0-15646), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Operational Plans Division, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, from 1942 to 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Loutzenheiser and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Operational Plans Division

    Division:

    Army Air Forces

    Action Date:

    December 1942 – June 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 86 (October 12, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to Brigadier General Joe L. Loutzenheiser (ASN: 0-15646), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Operational Plans Division, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, from December 1942 to June 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Loutzenheiser and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.