Note that this is a cenotaph, not a grave marker.
The following is from a clipping found by Jacque:
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Death of J. O. Loftis Officially Confirmed
Mrs. James Orman Loftis has been officially notified by the Navy Department that her husband, a chief gunner's mate, was killed in action somewhere at sea. Chief Petty Officer Loftis, 29, entered the navy eight years ago and had been on active sea duty two years. He last wrote Mrs. Loftis September 12.
Mr. Loftis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving him besides his widow, the former Miss Julia Watkins, are two small sons . . . also a brother, Pfc. W. D. Loftis, of Fort Benning, GA, and two sisters, Mrs. Carl McKay of Warrior, and Miss Lola Loftis, and his step-mother, Mrs. Nannie B. Loftis of Birmingham. The widow is employed at Northington General Hospital.
Mr. Loftis was a cousin of L. B. Hughes, first class seaman, also of Tuscaloosa, who was officially declared dead after the Pearl Harbor attack. He last visited his family . . . in November, 1941.
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[Other biographical information provided by Rebel Jenkins.]
The following is from a clipping found by Jacque:
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Death of J. O. Loftis Officially Confirmed
Mrs. James Orman Loftis has been officially notified by the Navy Department that her husband, a chief gunner's mate, was killed in action somewhere at sea. Chief Petty Officer Loftis, 29, entered the navy eight years ago and had been on active sea duty two years. He last wrote Mrs. Loftis September 12.
Mr. Loftis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving him besides his widow, the former Miss Julia Watkins, are two small sons . . . also a brother, Pfc. W. D. Loftis, of Fort Benning, GA, and two sisters, Mrs. Carl McKay of Warrior, and Miss Lola Loftis, and his step-mother, Mrs. Nannie B. Loftis of Birmingham. The widow is employed at Northington General Hospital.
Mr. Loftis was a cousin of L. B. Hughes, first class seaman, also of Tuscaloosa, who was officially declared dead after the Pearl Harbor attack. He last visited his family . . . in November, 1941.
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[Other biographical information provided by Rebel Jenkins.]
Note that this is a cenotaph, not a grave marker.
The following is from a clipping found by Jacque:
***
Death of J. O. Loftis Officially Confirmed
Mrs. James Orman Loftis has been officially notified by the Navy Department that her husband, a chief gunner's mate, was killed in action somewhere at sea. Chief Petty Officer Loftis, 29, entered the navy eight years ago and had been on active sea duty two years. He last wrote Mrs. Loftis September 12.
Mr. Loftis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving him besides his widow, the former Miss Julia Watkins, are two small sons . . . also a brother, Pfc. W. D. Loftis, of Fort Benning, GA, and two sisters, Mrs. Carl McKay of Warrior, and Miss Lola Loftis, and his step-mother, Mrs. Nannie B. Loftis of Birmingham. The widow is employed at Northington General Hospital.
Mr. Loftis was a cousin of L. B. Hughes, first class seaman, also of Tuscaloosa, who was officially declared dead after the Pearl Harbor attack. He last visited his family . . . in November, 1941.
***
[Other biographical information provided by Rebel Jenkins.]
The following is from a clipping found by Jacque:
***
Death of J. O. Loftis Officially Confirmed
Mrs. James Orman Loftis has been officially notified by the Navy Department that her husband, a chief gunner's mate, was killed in action somewhere at sea. Chief Petty Officer Loftis, 29, entered the navy eight years ago and had been on active sea duty two years. He last wrote Mrs. Loftis September 12.
Mr. Loftis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving him besides his widow, the former Miss Julia Watkins, are two small sons . . . also a brother, Pfc. W. D. Loftis, of Fort Benning, GA, and two sisters, Mrs. Carl McKay of Warrior, and Miss Lola Loftis, and his step-mother, Mrs. Nannie B. Loftis of Birmingham. The widow is employed at Northington General Hospital.
Mr. Loftis was a cousin of L. B. Hughes, first class seaman, also of Tuscaloosa, who was officially declared dead after the Pearl Harbor attack. He last visited his family . . . in November, 1941.
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[Other biographical information provided by Rebel Jenkins.]
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