Arthur E. Loeser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur E. Loeser

United States Navy officer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1903

Place of Birth: Rahway, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1942

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Arthur Edward Loeser (born 17 April 1903 in Rahway, New Jersey); appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 15 August 1923; and commissioned ensign on 2 June 1927. After serving from 1927–29 in the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), from 1929–32 in the destroyer Hopkins (DD-249), in the cruiser Rochester (CA-2) in 1932, in the gunboat Asheville (PG-21) in 1933, and in Chicago (CA-29) in 1934, Loeser completed two years of postgraduate work at the Naval Academy.
Two years in the battleship Mississippi (BB-41) were followed by two in Sampson (DD-394) as engineering officer.
From June 1940 to August 1941 he served with Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath, Maine. On 2 September 1941 Lieutenant Commander Loeser reported aboard light cruiser Atlanta (CL-51) as engineering officer. Lieutenant Commander Loeser was killed in action on 13 November 1942 when enemy torpedoes crippled Atlanta in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.