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LONG, Perry James - Date of
birth
21 January 1918 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Green Bluff, Spokane County, Washington -
Hometown
Green Bluff, Spokane County, Washington -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39381632 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Driver -
Unit
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Waldensberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
John D. Long (father)
Ruby A. (Irwin) Long (mother)
Edward J. Long (brother)
Irwin D. Long (brother)
Ruth A. Long (sister)
Dorothy E. Long (sister)
Lillian M. (Stewart) Long (wife)
More information
T/4 Perry J. Long attended Lewis and Clark High School before he enlisted in 1941.There were about 15 men fighting dismounted around the CP. Most of them were from the Squadron Maintenance Platoon. They did everything they could to keep the Germans from coming in and surrounding them, but the odds were too great. It seemed like practically every building in town was burning from mortar and shell fire. The Germans were coming in from four sides. Capt Mayfield and his driver, T/4 Perry J. Long, were standing out in front of the CP building when a sniper opened up and killed them both.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sendel Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, Long, Perry J – The 2D Dragoon Memorial (2dcavalryassociation.com), www.newspapers.com – Spokane Chronicle - 25 April 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Galong, www.newspapers.com – The Spokesman Review - 26 April 1945