Newark post., 1919-01-08
SOLDIER
VISITS NEWARK
Lieutenant Loomis Reflects
lndomitable Spirit Of
American Soldier

Newark entertained a visitor of
unusual interest on Thursday
evening of last week when Stanley
S. Loomis, the first of Delaware's
wounded soldiers to return, visited
Newark friends. He landed in New
York on Monday, December 80,
from the Mauretan mia and was sent
TO st. Joseph's Hospital. New York
City, but was granted a brief fur
Tough before being assigned else
where by the War Department.
All who had the privilege Of
ccnversing with Lieut.. Loomis
were impressed with the splendid
spirit of the man. Although he has
lost his right leg and is compelled
at present to use crutches, the in
Gomitable spirit of cheerfulness
that characterizes the American
soldier under all circumstances
was the dominant note of his whole
conversation. In view of what he
had seen other soldiers endure
and the losses they had sustained
he considered himself lucky to
have lost only a leg. Not a sug-
gestion Of bitterness or regret was
manifest but a deep sense of
gratitude that he Jared no worse
and that he was able to do some
thing for the cause of humanity
and yet be spared to see his
friends again.
Concerning his experiences a.
the front Lieutenant Loomis talk,
ed freely and had much to tell for
he went overseas year ago am
was in the thick of the fighting
since the first Of July. On August
"a he was wounded severely. He
; was with Company |, 120th In
: fantry, 3Oth Division, a gallant
company which played an import
ant part in the fighting near Gpres
On the night Of August p ne wa:
= leading a patrol Of four men il
No Mans Land, to try and find ou'
, what Fritz was doing or expected
? 20 do. The little patrC! had GU
, their way through the barbed Wir'
and were within 30 yards Of Fritz
, trenches when the Germans gave
them a shower of grenades. Ont
of these grenades practically blew
off Lieutenant LC0mis' right leg a
the knee. Fortunately. one Of h
men saw that he had been serious
: " wounded and getting MIN acros:
l his back carried him to the Amer
! can trenches. While being take
+. to the dressing station Lieutenan
= Ioomis received several NOR
;, wounds when a barrage was drop
=. ned in the section through Wn!ci
: they were going.
Lieutenant Loomis' leg was am
nutated at No. "A c. c. ). Burg
Belgium. He remained there MN
DAVIS and was taken by canal Dafg
1 +o Calais where he remainded TEL
! davs, and from there was sent I
n London, England, arriving theT
: near the middle of September II
a had been in a hospital in Londo
}. ever since until he sailed ~ tn
! Mauretania from SOUTHAMPTON q
December 21.
s Lieutenant Loomis came
+ Delaware College from MesfoI
/, nen. Pa. and graduated IN l9l'
0 He was much interested in the ayr
latic and military side Of colIeg
fife. He played end on the 'Varsit
football team and attained IN
r rank Of Major during his scnio
:, -ear He was a member Of Cor
:, nanv f Of Newark and served VIII
q them on the Mexican border. "he
a 4be United States entered the >oi
+ a:c+ he entered the Officers Tran
y mo school at Fort Never ave
. 1ass6ng a 100 per cent physlcaI G.
- - aT,ina+;,n. Here he won = secon
q Teutgnancy, and was tr2n51erre
= - Fort Sewer, where he was co3
: y7fss:oned first lieutenant =
,e Went overseas early LAT ".ot. -
4 and his division was among II
g. - oet into action.