Lawrence Frederick "Fred" Loesch

Born: 25-Nov-1916
Died: 22-Aug-1964 Born in Meadville, PA.
Died at the age of 47 in a plane crash. The Air Force aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from the Andrews Air Force Base in MD.

Occupation: Air Force General. His career with the Air Force lasted nearly 25 years until his death in a place crash.(see pictures) Was the co-pilot in a record-breaking KC135 jet flight from Tokyo to Washington in 1958. Though suffering a broken neck, he survived a crash which killed seven others in Panama in 1941, and also harrowing experiences over Germany during WWII.

Lawrence's Family

Spouse: Margaret Ann McRoy married
Children: Margaret Ann Loesch, Lawrence Frederick III Loesch

Lawrence's Heritage

Parents: Lawrence Frederick "Fred" Loesch, Grace M. Carskadden
Siblings: Martha Loesch, Paul V. Loesch

Lawrence's Picture Album

	Deputy Chief of Brookley AFB (picture shot date 9-Jan-1962)
	Meadville Native Victim of Plane Crash (picture shot date 23-Aug-1964)
	Wreckage of plane crash in Meadville Times - News. (picture shot date 23-Aug-1964)
	Article about plane crash in Meadville Times - News (click on article to read) (picture shot date 23-Aug-1964)