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Looney, Claude Edward

Looney, Claude Edward

Male 1914 - 1945  (31 years)


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  • Name Looney, Claude Edward 
    Birth 19 Jan 1914  Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1940  Kittery Town, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • This was the Portsmouth U. S. Naval Yard and Prison facility.
    Military Military 
    • He fell in battle at Iwo Jima and was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
    Name Claude Edward Franklin 
    Burial 1945  Arlington, Arlington (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Death 4 Mar 1945  Iwo Jima Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: in military service 
    • The following newspaper clipping from the Whitesburg Mountain Eagle (date unknown) provides information about his death.

      FORMER JENKINS BOY KILLED IN ACTION ON IWO JIMA
      News of the death of Warrant Officer Claude Edward Looney killed in action with the 5th Marines on Iwo Jima March 4, 1945, was received by his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Looney, formerly of Jenkins, Ky., now residing in Cincinnati, Ohio.

      Claude Edward Looney spent his boyhood days in Jenkins, attending Sunday School and Church at the Baptist Church, and graduated from Jenkins High School in 1932. After his graduation from high school he joined the CCC corps, and later was employed by the Consolidation Coal Co. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in September, 1935, and went through boot training at Paris Island, S. C. In January, 1936, he was transferred to the International Settlement in China where he stayed until April, 1938 when he returned to the states, and became a Prison Guard at Portsmouth, N. H. for a period of two years. At the end of this period he spent two years at Quantico, Va., and later completed ordinance [sic] training at Aberdeen, Md., and later finished Warrant Officers training at San Francisco, California in 1942. On completion of this course he was transferred to San Diego Naval Base, San Diego, Cal., and later took art in the invasion of Iwo Jima where he met his death in action on March 4, 1945.

      Claude Edward Looney made a fine record in all his endeavors, and set a fine example for an American boy to follow. As a boy he was a member of the Jenkins Boy Scouts where he received training which made him a fine American citizan, and later in life when he was called upon to make the supreme sacrifice for God and Country, he was ready and willing.

      He leaves his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Looney of Cincinnati, Ohio, and wife and one child Maureen of New York City, N.Y.
      ***
    		News of Death, Claude E. Looney
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2018 

    Mother Franklin, Liza Evelyn,   b. 7 Dec 1889, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1986, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F44876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Looney, William Patrick,   b. 16 Feb 1891, Praise, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1952, Norton, Norton (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Franklin, Liza Evelyn,   b. 7 Dec 1889, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1986, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F82  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gordon, Marjorie Ann,   b. 2 Mar 1920, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1973, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1940  Prince William, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Looney, Maureen
    Photos
    		Claude and Marjorie Looney with daughter, Maureen
    Photo taken at Laguna Beach, 1943
    Family ID F44877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jan 1914 - Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United STates Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Kittery Town, York, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Apr 1940 - Prince William, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1945 - Arlington, Arlington (city), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: in military service - 4 Mar 1945 - Iwo Jima Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    		Claude Looney, Shanghai, China (1938)
    		Claude Looney, Portsmouth, NH (1939)
    		Claude and Marjorie Looney with daughter, Maureen
    Photo taken at Laguna Beach, 1943

  • Sources 
    1. [S59578] Claud Looney in household of Pat Looney, "United States Census, 1930".

    2. [S59577] Claude E Looney, "United States Census, 1940".

    3. [S59580] Claude Edward Looney, "Find A Grave Index".

    4. [S59581] Claude Edward Looney, "BillionGraves Index".

    5. [S605] News Article Mtn Eagle, n.d.; p. __.

    6. [S59579] Marjorie Anne Gordon, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    7. [S59582] Claude E Looney, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".