SSGT. De Long, Leo John (aka John Leo De Long)
Service number: 37146017
Age: 23
Born: October 1, 1920, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Family:
Ray De Long (father)
Georgia (nee Van Every) De Long (mother)
Viola De Long Herold (sister)
Freda De Long Butterfield (sister)
Margaret De Long Kohlschmidt (sister)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Section Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Company Headquarters
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 11 Grave 27
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: February 20, 1942.
Other information:
There is additional memorial at
Page Cemetery, Page, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Memorial # 42886796
Service number: 37146017
Age: 23
Born: October 1, 1920, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Family:
Ray De Long (father)
Georgia (nee Van Every) De Long (mother)
Viola De Long Herold (sister)
Freda De Long Butterfield (sister)
Margaret De Long Kohlschmidt (sister)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Section Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Company Headquarters
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 11 Grave 27
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: February 20, 1942.
Other information:
There is additional memorial at
Page Cemetery, Page, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Memorial # 42886796
SSGT. De Long, Leo John (aka John Leo De Long)
Service number: 37146017
Age: 23
Born: October 1, 1920, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Family:
Ray De Long (father)
Georgia (nee Van Every) De Long (mother)
Viola De Long Herold (sister)
Freda De Long Butterfield (sister)
Margaret De Long Kohlschmidt (sister)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Section Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Company Headquarters
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 11 Grave 27
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: February 20, 1942.
Other information:
There is additional memorial at
Page Cemetery, Page, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Memorial # 42886796
Service number: 37146017
Age: 23
Born: October 1, 1920, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Family:
Ray De Long (father)
Georgia (nee Van Every) De Long (mother)
Viola De Long Herold (sister)
Freda De Long Butterfield (sister)
Margaret De Long Kohlschmidt (sister)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Section Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Company Headquarters
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 11 Grave 27
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: February 20, 1942.
Other information:
There is additional memorial at
Page Cemetery, Page, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Memorial # 42886796
Inscription
S SGT 23 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV
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