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Personal info

Full name
LONG, Clifford Emmett
Date of birth
26 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Gallia County, Ohio
Hometown
Marion, Marion County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35072572
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Uerdingen-Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 9 30

Immediate family

Members
Glover C. Long (father)
Rosa A. (Dray) Long (mother)
Carl Long (brother)
Cecil G. Long (brother)
Flores G. Long (sister)
Mazie A. Long (sister)
Elenor F. Long (sister)
Merle E. Long (sister)
Elizabeth M. (Miller) Long (wife)
Violet M. Long (daughter)
Richard E. Long (son)
Joyce A. Long (daughter)
Marvin L. Long (son)

More information

Pvt Clifford E. Long enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 13 March 1944. He was a clerk before he enlisted. He went overseas in September and was stationed at Fort Knox in Kentucky before he was transferred to his port of embarkation.

He was an employee of the Universal Cooler Corp. before entering service. He attended the Glenwood school and August 2, 1938 he married Miss Elizabeth Miller of Marion.
He had four children, ranging, in age from five years to nine months.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1940 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment, www.newspapers.com - The Marion Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com, www.newspapers.com - The Marion Star