It is an important film, and possibly an even more important American novel, I would be very surprised if Annie Proulx didn't take it into account, even as you say, Paul, subconsciously.
It might be interesting to see how, or even IF, AP would answer this question.
Loreen, Lureen, and Alma are all very common names and James Jones incorporates the names for rather obvious reasons
in his sketch of the Donna Reed character.
Prior to the onset of WWII, many men who served in the military did so out of economic necessity. They were victims of the Depression and the military provided, at least, food and shelter. They were, however, not treated at all well by their superiors. According to Jones, many who were stationed in Honolulu would "supplement' their incomes by engaging in sexual activity with older homosexual civilian men. Maggio, the character portrayed by Frank Sinatra, is meant to represent this element. These men did not consider themselves to be homosexual.
On the other hand, there existed a significant number of homosexuals in the military and their story is represented by the character of Bloom. Bloom recognizes his sexuality, is horrified and ashamed, not so much by his homosexual activity, but by the fact that he realizes he enjoys the sex.
In the original manuscript of the book, which still exists, Jones goes into extended detail regarding homosexuality. He was forced to abridge much of this information prior to publication.