Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lt. William I. Loomis
Flying Tigers
of Gen. Claire Lee Chenault
C.B.I. Theater W.W.II
In honor of
Lt. William I. Loomis
Killed in Action Sept. 20, 1944,
at Paoshan, China
serving in U.S. Army
14th Air Force
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 38° 23.188′ N, 96° 10.866′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon County. Marker is along the All Veterans Park Walk of Honor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 933 South Commercial Street (Kansas Route 99), Emporia KS 66801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alvin J. King (here, next to this marker); Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Emporia High School World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Mothers of America War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Emporia's Mexican American Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Colonel Edwin H. Hawes (here, next to this marker); PFC Floyd Everett Campbell (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporia.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on November 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.