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Personal info

Full name
LONG, Ralph Donald
Date of birth
17 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33464928
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Xertigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 44 4

Immediate family

Members
Charles F. Long (father)
Mary L. (Detrick) Long (mother)
Paul E. Long (brother)
Howard C. Long (brother)
Floyd F. Long (brother)
Vernon W. Long (brother)
Alma A. Long (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph D. Long enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 4 March 1943. He arrived in North Africa on 28 July 1943 and also participated in the Italian Campaign where he was wounded in action twice.

He died of wounds in the 27th General Hospital in the vicinity of Xertigny, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Press - 8 November 1944, https://36th-id.frb.io/, 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - NancyBeck124