Rickie Allan Loomis

Private First Class
2ND PLT, F CO, 2ND BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
16 September 1948 - 06 July 1969
Coquille, Oregon
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3RD MARDIV

4TH MARINES
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Rickie Allan Loomis

13 Sep 2007

Rick was a good guy. He was what you expect a Marine to look like. He got along well with everyone, he didn't give out any crap and he didn't take any. He had a lazy, infectious smile that always made you wonder what he had been up to. He was proud to be a Marine and was ready when his country called upon him to serve in Vietnam. Rick came home to his loved ones after only 4 months. Integrity, honor, and duty was his calling. Rickie - once a Marine, always a Marine. Rest in peace, my brother.

"They shall not grow old
as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
we will remember them.
- from "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon -

From a friend,
Winston Skinner
bubonicboy@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

A contact report timed at 0830 06 July 1969 says that a patrol from the 2nd Plt, Fox 2/4, was ambushed as it moved toward its own daylight position. The NVA ambush, which was initiated with Claymore mines killing two members of the platoon outright, occurred about 16 kilometers north-northwest of the Ca Lu airfield. The two Marines killed were Pfc Rodney J. Delisle of Waterville, Maine, and Pfc Rickie A. Loomis.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 13 Sep 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009