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Personal info

Full name
LONG, Edward Wilfred Jr
Date of birth
15 December 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
Daviess County, Kentucky
Hometown
Daviess County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
15046291
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
In the Simonskall vicinity, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 42

Immediate family

Members
Edward W. Long (father)
Susanna (Higdon) Long (mother)
Edna C. Long (sister)
Ermine F. Long (sister)
Georgia M. Long (sister)
Silvester H. Long (brother)
Annie G. Long (sister)
Margaret L. Long (sister)
James H. Long (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward W. Long Jr. enlisted at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on 25 September 1940.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Payne Family Tree / Kentucky Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet