Francis Butler Loomis Jr. was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of major general. He is most noted as executive officer of the 1st Defense Battalion during th
Loomis Jr. as brigadier general, USMC
Loomis as young lieutenant in 1926
Loomis (second from right) and III Marine Amphibious Corps staff during the planning of Okinawa operation. From left to right: David R. Nimmer, Walter A. Wachtler, Roy S. Geiger, Merwin H. Silverthorn, Sidney S. Wade, Loomis and Gale T. Cummings.
Keller Emrick Rockey was a highly decorated lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps, who commanded the Fifth Marine Division in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and the Third Am
Lieutenant General Keller E. Rockey
Rockey (right) decorated SSgt. William H. T. Swisher with Bronze Star Medal, Guam, 1944.