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LONGLEY, Joseph Danniel - Date of
birth
19 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Giddings, Lee County, Texas -
Hometown
Giddings, Lee County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-556401 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Strasbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 61 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John T. Longley (father)
Myrtle (Browder) Longley (mother)
John B. Longley (brother)
Carolyn Longley (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Joseph D. Longley attended college for one year before he joined the Regular Army in College Station, Texas, on 14 December 1942.He is remembered at the Giddings Cemetery in Giddings, Lee County, Texas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pieratt Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Jan Wukasch Pelosi
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Leslie Connor Pieratt