Records for William I Long (33612197) - 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Name	Long, William I
Rank	Private First Class
Army Serial #	33612197
State	Pennsylvania
Date of death	1944-12-10
Plot, Row, Grave	G, 8, 2
Cemetery	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands , Google Maps
Unit	E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards

Additional information
William I Long was born on February 14, 1915 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania as the son of Mr and Mrs. J. Long. He had two sisters, Mrs. Grace Haupt and Mrs. Esther Fetterolf and two brothers Alvin Long and Earl Long. William attended school at the Shamokin Borough Schools. After leaving school he worked for several years at the Glen Burn Colliery in Shamokin. On November 21, 1941 he married Amy A. Vought and he was inducted into the army on November 13, 1943. He received training in Camp Croft in South Carolina and Fort Meade Maryland before he was sent overseas to England in May 1944. With E and D Company 331st, he fought in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany before he went MIA/KIA on the 10th of December, 1944 in Gey (Hürtgen Forest), Germany. His wife Amy received the notice of his death three days after she gave birth to his daughter Carol. For his service William received the Combat Infantry Badge and the Good Conduct Medal. William is missed by his widow Amy Vought, his daughter Carol and his son-in-law George Buckley. William I Long is fallen but not forgotten.

Morning reports
1944-07-18	PVT	Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 16, 1944	745	E / 331	view page
1944-09-08	PVT	Promoted to Private First Class as of September 4, 1944		E / 331	view page
1944-12-16	PFC	Missing in action as of December 10, 1944	604	E / 331	view page
1944-12-30	PFC	Killed in action on December 10, 1944, which corrects MR of December 16, 1944	604	E / 331	view page

General Orders
GO #	Rank	Award	Page
331 / 1944 / #13	PFC	Combat Infantry Badge awarded on September 1, 1944 for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page
331 / 1944 / #18	PFC	Good Conduct Medal awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity.	view page