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==Background==
==Background==
Loos was born to John George Loos (1896-1976) and the former Katherine Pauley (1895-1981) in Friend in Saline County in southeastern [[Nebraska]]. His parents later relocated to the capital city of Lincoln, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=October 8, 2011}}</ref>
Loos was born to John George Loos (1896-1976) and the former Katherine Pauley (1895-1981) in Friend in Saline County in southeastern [[Nebraska]]. His parents later relocated to the capital city of Lincoln, Nebraska.
In 1935, Loos graduated from Harvard High School in Harvard in Clay County near Hastings, Nebraska. In 1939, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a "Regent Scholar with Distinction." He was also affiliated with the Pi Mu Epsilon, a national mathematics honor fraternity. In 1940, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, where he was a university fellow. For five years Loos then served in the [[United States Army]] in the South Pacific during [[World War II]]. He was an artillery officer who was promoted to major and received the [[Bronze Star]] medal for meritorious service.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=john-louis- loos&pid=1538830166|title=John L. Loos|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 1, 2011}}</ref>
In 1935, Loos graduated from Harvard High School in Harvard in Clay County near Hastings, Nebraska. In 1939, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a "Regent Scholar with Distinction." He was also affiliated with the Pi Mu Epsilon, a national mathematics honor fraternity. In 1940, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, where he was a university fellow. For five years Loos then served in the [[United States Army]] in the South Pacific during [[World War II]]. He was an artillery officer who was promoted to major and received the [[Bronze Star]] medal for meritorious service.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=john-louis- loos&pid=1538830166|title=John L. Loos|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 1, 2011}}</ref>