Grover C. Loika
Humboldt Beacon
August 16, 1944 Grover C. Loika was born in September of 1921 on his family's ranch on Monument road near Scotia. He was killed in action on April 7, 1944 while serving in Normandy, France as a U.S. Army paratrooper. He was survived by his parents Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Loika; siblings Edith Blackerbee, Irene. Woodrow & Mabel Loika; and grandparents Mr. & Mrs. John Shenker. |