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LONG, Verne F - Date of
birth
23 November 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Marshall County, Kansas -
Hometown
Marshall County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37514975 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
unknown - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Saarlautern-Roden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 76 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alonzo Long (father)
Rena R. (Schletzbaum) Long (mother)
Doris A. Long (sister)
More information
Pvt Verne F. Long was employed at Sager's Glove Factor in Chicago, Illinois.He enlisted on 18 March 1943 and trained at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was sent overseas in May 1944.
Per Lt Col Aubrey Akin, his batallion commander, in a letter to the Long family: "On the day Verne gave his life for his country he was participating with his company in their assigned mission of clearing a certain sector of Saarlautern - Roden, Germany of the enemy. In the skirmish that followed it was necessary to fight each house in the sector before the objective was reached. Verne was hit and killed by sniper fire as he ran from one building to another. Our medical aid man was at his side within a few moment after he fell but discovered that Verne died instantly."
On the photo he poses with his sister Doris.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, The Marysville Advocate 12 July 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Barbara Samans, www.ancestry.com - nancywoodyard57