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Personal info

Full name
LONG, Clayton Otto
Date of birth
1 January 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36773157
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Réméréville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 32 19

Immediate family

Members
Clayton M. Long (father)
Minnie H. (Krauch) Long (mother)
Loretta V. Long (wife)

More information

Clayton Long was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Long Family from Gloucesterhire England-Maryland-Ohio / Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922

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