 He lived in the town throughout his early life, attending Cheverus High School, and graduating in 1937.After the United States entry into World War II, Loring enlisted in the U.S. Army at Portland, at age 23.in March 1942, and as a private joined the Army Air Corps.By May 1942, he had been selected as an aviation cadet at the USAAC pre-flight school at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.