Ronk, Mary

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 5699

Mary married Loch, Joseph Bef 1915. Joseph was born 10 Jan 1889, Glenmore, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 26 Aug 1970, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 5699
• Military Service: Aft Feb 1943
• Occupation: Between 1947 and 1974, , Brown County, Wisconsin, USA; Brown County Register of Deeds
• Biography: Bef 12 Nov 2004

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Occupation:
Brown County Register of Deeds

Biography:
United States Army Air Corps Soldier. A native of Wisconsin, Loch joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In February 1943, Loch was assigned to the B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle" as the flight engineer and top turret gunner, replacing Eugene Adkins. On May 17, 1943, the bomber and her crew would ultimately become the first to fly all of it's required twenty-five missions in the European theater during the war, twenty-five being the number to fly before being sent home. After the war, Loch entered the construction business and eventually founded his own home construction company. He would also serve the state of Wisconsin as the Brown County Register of Deeds from 1947 until 1974.