 Rather than abort the mission, Loring continued his diving run, aiming his disabled aircraft at the position and obliterating it, killing himself in the process.After his death, Loring was awarded the Medal of Honor and made the namesake of Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine.Charles Loring Jr. was born on October 2, 1918 in Portland, Maine to Charles J. Loring Sr. and Irene Cronin Loring.