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Personal info

Full name
DE LONG, Leo John
Date of birth
1 October 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown
O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37146017
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 27

Immediate family

Members
Roy L. De Long (father)
Georgia I. (Van Every) De Long (mother)
Earl E. De Long (brother)
Viola L. De Long (sister)
Freda M. De Long (sister)
Margaret L. De Long (sister)
Mae H. De Long (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Leo J. De Long was a farmer before he enlisted in the armed services on 20 February 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

S/Sgt De Long is remembered at Page Cemetery in Page, Holt County, Nebraska.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Salvarsan, The Frontier and Holt County Independent - 16 March 1945