Albert Lawrence Long was the son of Mrs. Cleo I Long, of Allegan, Michigan. He served in the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, as a First Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-24 Liberator #42-7497 during World War II.

On March 18, 1944, his crew took off from Station 118 airfield in Wendling, England, for a mission in Friedrichshafen. At 1510 hours, the plane was last seen spinning down to the left, with one engine on fire, and subsequently crashing. A total of seven parachutes in two groups were seen. Those seven crew members, including 1Lt Long, became prisoners of war. The bodies of the other three crew members were discovered in the wreckage. 1Lt Long was sent to Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany.

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