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==Background==

==Background==

Loos was born to John George Loos and the former Katherine Pauley in Friend in Saline County in southeastern [[Nebraska]]. He graduated in 1935 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, 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. Loos then served for five years 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>  

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 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>

 

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>  

From 1948 to 1951, Loos was an assistant professor at Evansville College in Evansville, [[Indiana]]. He received his Ph.D. in history from [[Washington University]] in [[St. Louis]],  [[Missouri]]. From 1953 to 1955, he was an instructor of United States history at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis.<ref name=obit/>

From 1948 to 1951, Loos was an assistant professor at Evansville College in Evansville, [[Indiana]]. He received his Ph.D. in history from [[Washington University]] in [[St. Louis]],  [[Missouri]]. From 1953 to 1955, he was an instructor of United States history at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis.<ref name=obit/>