Lou was born in Boston Massachusetts in 1922.
Lou entered the US Naval Academy when he was 17, graduating in 1943. He served during the remainder of WWII on a destroyer in the Pacific Theater. In 1946, Lou qualified for flight training and won his wings of gold. He spent the remainder of his 29 year career in the Navy flying nearly every fixed wing fighter aircraft the Navy had, retiring in 1969 with the rank of Commander.
After retirement, Lou settled in Alameda and began a career as a flight instructor at Oakland Airport training hundreds of pilots, eventually becoming a Designated Pilot Examiner.
Lou is survived by his wife, 4 daughters, 4 sons, 2 step daughters, 1 step son, 8 grandkids and 5 great grandkids.
This is a celebration of life, please wear uplifting colors. The celebration will be held at:
Saturday, April 27th, 1:00 pm
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alameda, CA..
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave, Alameda, CA (google maps link)
A further celebration of life gathering will be held on (again, uplifting colors please):
Sunday, April 28th 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
The gathering will be held on the USS Hornet Museum, docked at the Alameda Naval Air Station.
USS Hornet Museum (website)
We would like to encourage you to share your stories and any pictures you might have related to Lou. Use the site below to enter your stories and upload photos. I will try to use what you provide there to expand this site.
Sharing any stories that Lou may have shared with you are also highly encouraged.
www.forevermissed.com/lou-fields