Private First Class Glenn E. Loper

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Saturday, September 30, 1944
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Pfc. G. Loper Is Killed In French Action

Seymour Youth Who Died September 11, Had Qualified As "Bazooka" Operator

Private First Class Glenn E. Loper, known familiarly to his many friends in Seymour and vicinity as "Pete", was killed in action with the U.S. Army in France on September 11, according to word received by friends here Friday night. He was twenty-nine years of age.

Official word of his death in action was received late Friday from the war department by his wife, Mrs. Lois Loper, who lives at Columbus.

Pfc. Loper, who entered the service here on December 7, 1942, just one year after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, had been overseas only a few weeks. He had embarked to go overseas August 5, 1944, according to information received by Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Windhorst, of this city, for whom Pfc. Loper had worked for more than three years, who were noticied of his death by Mrs. Loper.

Served In Infantry.

The local youth was among the first men of the infantry to learn to use a "bazooka", tank destroying gun that was at first shrouded in secrecy and later attracted nation-wide attention when its use was first announced. Whether he was using that type of weapon when he was killed has not been learned. He was serving with Company E. of the 301st Infantry of the U.S. Army.

Pfc. Loper was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Loper, formerly of Seymour, who now live in Santa Monica, California. He spent practically his entire life in this city and was widely-known, making many friends while working and making deliveries for the Windhorst Greehouses here for several years. When home on furlough last Easter season, he aided Mr. and Mrs. Windhorst in handling the rush of Easter business.

Besides the widow and parents, he is survived by two step-daughterws and several brother and sisters.

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Friday, October 13, 1944
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PFC. GLEN E. LOPER

Pfc. Glenn E. Loper, age twenty-nine, known familiarly to his many friends here as "Pete", was killed in action with the U.S. Army in France on September 11, as was announced previously following receipt of the message by his wife, Mrs. Lola Loper, now living at Columbus.

His grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Franklin, lives at 413 Mill street in this city. Two brother, Forrest Loper, serving with the army air corps at Boca Raton, Fla., and Harold Loper, living with the parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Loper, in Santa Monica, Calif. and a sister, Mrs. Bernice Rose, of Tonopah, Nevada, whose husband is in service, survive in addition to the parents.