"He was ranked sixth in the class, in which Alfred Gruenther was fourth, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant." Why is Alfred Gruenther's ranking significant? Also the wording seems a little difficult and you might consider rewording. A suggestion: "He was ranked sixth in the class, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant; Alfred Gruenther was fourth."
I'm not an expert on the subject, however the article itself seems to cover all the major aspects of Lopers life and his military service.
Minor points:
You might consider mentioning in the lead that the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the Okinawa campaigns occurred during World War II for additional context. A suggestion for the first sentence would be: "Herbert Bernard Loper (22 October 1896 – 25 August 1989) was a United States Army major general who helped plan the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the Okinawa campaign during World War II."
"He remained at West Point as a student officer until 11 June 1919, when he again graduated"... why did he go back, in the previous paragraph he had just graduated? Was this perhaps some sort of post-graduate study?
Itcontains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
a(tagged and captioned): b(Is illustrated with appropriate images): c(non-free images have fair use rationales): dpublic domain pictures appropriately demonstrate why they are public domain':
Image used is in the PD and seems appropriate for the article.
Overall:
aPass/Fail:
Overall this article is quite good. Just a couple of prose and MoS points and the issues with the lead to be resolved before it can be promoted though. Happy to discuss of course. Anotherclown (talk) 09:05, 5 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
All points have been resolved and the lead has been expanded nicely, so I'm passing the review now. Thanks very much for your prompt replies. Anotherclown (talk) 12:06, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]