Memorial - White Oak Cemetery, White Oak, Walker, Henry, Missouri
Reference - Gravestone, Obituary
Sergeant 17th Airborn Division of the 193rd Glider Infantry
Killed during World War II, somewhere in France.
After Action Reports compiled here https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/193/193_memories.html state:
27 Dec 44 0855
White S-3 reports 5-man enemy patrol encountered at 7980-3590 by 3-man patrol E Co. Our patrol leader a casualty. Action took place at 0400.
Follow up the next day:
28 Dec 44 0400
Patrol from E Co. contacted a Gendarmes, firing took place. Sgt. Long, patrol leader killed.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=ww_reg_his
Page 32, 3rd picture, 2nd row from front, 5th from right.
Reference - Gravestone, Obituary
Sergeant 17th Airborn Division of the 193rd Glider Infantry
Killed during World War II, somewhere in France.
After Action Reports compiled here https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/193/193_memories.html state:
27 Dec 44 0855
White S-3 reports 5-man enemy patrol encountered at 7980-3590 by 3-man patrol E Co. Our patrol leader a casualty. Action took place at 0400.
Follow up the next day:
28 Dec 44 0400
Patrol from E Co. contacted a Gendarmes, firing took place. Sgt. Long, patrol leader killed.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=ww_reg_his
Page 32, 3rd picture, 2nd row from front, 5th from right.
Memorial - White Oak Cemetery, White Oak, Walker, Henry, Missouri
Reference - Gravestone, Obituary
Sergeant 17th Airborn Division of the 193rd Glider Infantry
Killed during World War II, somewhere in France.
After Action Reports compiled here https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/193/193_memories.html state:
27 Dec 44 0855
White S-3 reports 5-man enemy patrol encountered at 7980-3590 by 3-man patrol E Co. Our patrol leader a casualty. Action took place at 0400.
Follow up the next day:
28 Dec 44 0400
Patrol from E Co. contacted a Gendarmes, firing took place. Sgt. Long, patrol leader killed.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=ww_reg_his
Page 32, 3rd picture, 2nd row from front, 5th from right.
Reference - Gravestone, Obituary
Sergeant 17th Airborn Division of the 193rd Glider Infantry
Killed during World War II, somewhere in France.
After Action Reports compiled here https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/193/193_memories.html state:
27 Dec 44 0855
White S-3 reports 5-man enemy patrol encountered at 7980-3590 by 3-man patrol E Co. Our patrol leader a casualty. Action took place at 0400.
Follow up the next day:
28 Dec 44 0400
Patrol from E Co. contacted a Gendarmes, firing took place. Sgt. Long, patrol leader killed.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=ww_reg_his
Page 32, 3rd picture, 2nd row from front, 5th from right.
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