Bill Loud est né le 22 janvier 1921 dans l'Oregon, États-Unis. Il était marié à Carol Lee Sutherland et Patricia Loud. Il est mort le 26 juillet 2018 en Californie, États-Unis.
During WWII, he was a PT boat commander and participated in the D-Day invasion in 1944. He also served in the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star. He graduated from the University of Oregon.