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LONG, William Irvin - Date of
birth
14 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Paxinos, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33612197 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gey, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Long (father)
Sarah E. Long (mother)
Earl Long (brother)
Clarence Long (brother)
Grace Long (sister)
Alvin Long (brother)
Esther Long (sister)
Amy A. (Vought) Long (wife)
Carol J. Long (daughter)
More information
Pfc William I. Long worked as a brakeman at the Glen Burn Colliery in Shamokin.He enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 23 October 1943. He received training at Camp Croft in South Carolina and Fort Meade, Maryland before he was sent overseas in May 1944. He remained in England as a member of the 41st Replacement Battalion until he was transferred to E Company of the 331st Infantry Regiment, together with 36 other replacements.
He was promoted to private first class on 4 September 1944.
On 17 January 1945, Amy, his wife, received notification that he was missing in action in Germany from the War Department, while she was a patient at Geisinger Hospital in Danville, where she had given birth to their daughter, Carol Jeane, on 13 January 1945. Amy received notification he was killed in action on 18 January 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, 83rd Infantry Division Documents
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Tanja Wirtz / 83rd Infantry Division Documents, Shamokin News Dispatch - 17 February 1945