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Personal info

Full name
LONG, Robert Leon
Date of birth
3 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Dougherty County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
44038616
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
Gisperleben-Kerspleben, north of Erfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 11 27

Immediate family

Members
William A. Long (father)
Fanny A. (McKenzie) Long (mother)
Louise Long (sister)
William W. Long (brother)
Vera Long (sister)
Juanita Long (sister)
Frances Long (sister)
Dorothy Long (sister)
Martha Long (sister)
Merree Long (sister)
Inez G. Long (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert L. Long attended high school for three years.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 11 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Cravens-Johnson-Harris-Bacon Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com, The Atlanta Constitution - 19 May 1945 / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Long Family