1LT
James M Long
Aged 24, fallen January 9, 1945
- Unit
- Company C, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 1295738
- Hometown
- Santa Barbara, California
- Date of death
- January 9, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Michigan
First Lieutenant James M Long, serial number 1295738, of Santa Barbara, California, served with Company C of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 9, 1945, at the age of 24. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Further reading: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
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