Long Merlin Vanders

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Merlin Vanders Long is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Merlin Vanders Long

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

35810776

Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-16

State:

Kentucky

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Merlin Vanders Long was born on July 9, 1925, in Casey County, Kentucky. He was the son of William Edward Long and Ida May Smallwood. He served in the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II.

Pvt Long was Killed in Action on August 16, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov