A United States Army veteran of World War II, "S. T" Loper was assigned to the 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion upon graduation from boot camp.
On February 14th, 1943, as he & his unit were fighting in the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisian campaign, they became prisoners of war upon capture by the Nazi Wermacht that was commanded by Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) Erwin Rommel. Shortly afterwards, Loper was sent to Stalag Luft II in Łódź, (German-occupied) Poland.
It is believed that on September 1st, 1944, he was left behind along with a handful of other POWs while the majority of the prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft III in Żagań, Poland due to them being ill. If that is to be true, then he & his comrades were liberated by the Soviet Red Army on January 19th, 1945. He was honorably-discharged at the rank of Technician 4th Grade (TEC4).
After the war, he married his wife Mary Elizabeth & worked as a self-employed orthodontist for half a century. He was also a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Association.
He was co-dedicated in the 1943 edition of the Washington County High School (Chatom, AL) yearbook along with four other alumni. He was the only honoree out of the five that had survived the war.
A United States Army veteran of World War II, "S. T" Loper was assigned to the 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion upon graduation from boot camp.
On February 14th, 1943, as he & his unit were fighting in the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisian campaign, they became prisoners of war upon capture by the Nazi Wermacht that was commanded by Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) Erwin Rommel. Shortly afterwards, Loper was sent to Stalag Luft II in Łódź, (German-occupied) Poland.
It is believed that on September 1st, 1944, he was left behind along with a handful of other POWs while the majority of the prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft III in Żagań, Poland due to them being ill. If that is to be true, then he & his comrades were liberated by the Soviet Red Army on January 19th, 1945. He was honorably-discharged at the rank of Technician 4th Grade (TEC4).
After the war, he married his wife Mary Elizabeth & worked as a self-employed orthodontist for half a century. He was also a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Association.
He was co-dedicated in the 1943 edition of the Washington County High School (Chatom, AL) yearbook along with four other alumni. He was the only honoree out of the five that had survived the war.
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