EUGENE - US Army Retired Colonel Loren J. White passed away suddenly of heart failure at his home in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was "90 years young."
   Loren was born and raised in Oregon and joined the Army after graduating from Salem High School. His long and illustrious 40 consecutive years of active duty military service included tours in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. His highly decorated career is punctuated with 23 medals, and other awards and honors far too numerous to list.
   One of his favorite memories of WWII was being selected from an elite group to serve as General Eisenhower's personal guard in Europe.
   By the time the Korean conflict began he was already an officer. He held command positions in the United States, Asia, Europe and Canada and was recognized for his remarkable service and abilities by numerous Presidents, Kings and Queens.
   Loren is survived by the love of his life for over 68 years, wife Sarah of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina. Loren is also survived by his son Gerald, daughter Patricia, daughter-in-law Luana, son-in-law Bill, and grandchildren Loren, Patricia, Judy and Jennifer. He is survived by three sisters Gloria, Ruthie and Eleanor and two brothers Frank (and his wife Loretta) and Bob (and his wife Jean Ann).
   Loren is preceded in death by his half-brother Ellis and his half-sister Eileen. Loren is also preceded in death by his first born son Loren Douglas who gave his life fighting for his country in Vietnam.
   Loren's love for and devotion to his family were immense and he had a zest for life that was unsurpassed. He was an honorable, honest, humble man. He was a strong, sensible, smart man. He was a witty, wise and wonderful man. He was the best dad in the whole world And the best husband a wife could have.
   Loren was buried with full military honors in the Mt. Gilead Lutheran Church Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina.

Grave marker for Loren J. White in  Mount Gilead Lutheran Church Cemetery Mount Pleasant (Cabarrus County), North Carolina.

Loren enlisted in the Army on 6 June 1944.

On 15 Dec 1944 Pvt White graduated as a parachutist at Fort Benning, GA.

Pvt While was transferred from the 51st reinforcement Battalion to Hq 1st, 508th PIR on 23 April 1945.

Pfc White re-enlisted on 10 November 1945.

Returning home he married Sarah Bemice Allmon in ML Pleasant, NC.

Tech. Sgt. White participated in an airborne training problem in Salem, OR on 28 Jul 1948.

Loren was commissioned as a 2nd lt. 25 April 1951.

Although his records indicate that he was discharged on 12 June 1951, father's [Loren, Sr.] obituary on 09 Nov 1951 lists Loren as then serving in Korea.

After a series of promotions, he attained the rank of Colonel in March 1972.

After 40 consecutive years of active duty, he retired on 30 September 1984.