Charles was the son of Arthur Richard DeLong (1899-1976) & Dorothy Drier DeLong (1903-1969).
Enlisted in the U.S Army on September 16, 1942. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served with Company I, 3rd Bn, 502nd, Parachute Infantry Regiment. Apparently not Killed in Action in Nijmegen, Holland.(see more below)
Awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
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Mark Bando's Website [http://www.101airborneww2.com/uniforms2.html] has the following account:
According to medics, Delong was attached to various 3rd Bn companies. Jim Colucci, a veteran of H/502, said Delong was a former Canadian citizen, whose family had crossed the border into Maine. Delong was tall and thrifty. From other medics, Delong and a S/Sgt Bryant had accepted wine from a Dutch citizen near Dodewaard, Holland and both became ill and died several days later, presumably of poisoning. This is why Delong is not listed with the Killed In Action in the back of "Rendezvous With Destiny", the divisional history. Another medic Louis Mete, who visited Delong in the hospital, was able to hear the story from the dying soldier.
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He was buried first on 15 November 1944 in the temporary cemetery near Molenhoek (Holland) at grave F-3-48.
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Here in Holland, we are still very greatfull about what the American(s) did for us, 69 years ago. http://www.never-forget-them.nl/fotos.php on this page (sorry, only in dutch) you can find pictures about what we still do for the soldiers who fought for us en liberated us.
Martin Veggelers (editor's note: Martin contributed much of the info above for this memorial)
Enlisted in the U.S Army on September 16, 1942. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served with Company I, 3rd Bn, 502nd, Parachute Infantry Regiment. Apparently not Killed in Action in Nijmegen, Holland.(see more below)
Awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
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Mark Bando's Website [http://www.101airborneww2.com/uniforms2.html] has the following account:
According to medics, Delong was attached to various 3rd Bn companies. Jim Colucci, a veteran of H/502, said Delong was a former Canadian citizen, whose family had crossed the border into Maine. Delong was tall and thrifty. From other medics, Delong and a S/Sgt Bryant had accepted wine from a Dutch citizen near Dodewaard, Holland and both became ill and died several days later, presumably of poisoning. This is why Delong is not listed with the Killed In Action in the back of "Rendezvous With Destiny", the divisional history. Another medic Louis Mete, who visited Delong in the hospital, was able to hear the story from the dying soldier.
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He was buried first on 15 November 1944 in the temporary cemetery near Molenhoek (Holland) at grave F-3-48.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here in Holland, we are still very greatfull about what the American(s) did for us, 69 years ago. http://www.never-forget-them.nl/fotos.php on this page (sorry, only in dutch) you can find pictures about what we still do for the soldiers who fought for us en liberated us.
Martin Veggelers (editor's note: Martin contributed much of the info above for this memorial)
Charles was the son of Arthur Richard DeLong (1899-1976) & Dorothy Drier DeLong (1903-1969).
Enlisted in the U.S Army on September 16, 1942. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served with Company I, 3rd Bn, 502nd, Parachute Infantry Regiment. Apparently not Killed in Action in Nijmegen, Holland.(see more below)
Awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
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Mark Bando's Website [http://www.101airborneww2.com/uniforms2.html] has the following account:
According to medics, Delong was attached to various 3rd Bn companies. Jim Colucci, a veteran of H/502, said Delong was a former Canadian citizen, whose family had crossed the border into Maine. Delong was tall and thrifty. From other medics, Delong and a S/Sgt Bryant had accepted wine from a Dutch citizen near Dodewaard, Holland and both became ill and died several days later, presumably of poisoning. This is why Delong is not listed with the Killed In Action in the back of "Rendezvous With Destiny", the divisional history. Another medic Louis Mete, who visited Delong in the hospital, was able to hear the story from the dying soldier.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He was buried first on 15 November 1944 in the temporary cemetery near Molenhoek (Holland) at grave F-3-48.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here in Holland, we are still very greatfull about what the American(s) did for us, 69 years ago. http://www.never-forget-them.nl/fotos.php on this page (sorry, only in dutch) you can find pictures about what we still do for the soldiers who fought for us en liberated us.
Martin Veggelers (editor's note: Martin contributed much of the info above for this memorial)
Enlisted in the U.S Army on September 16, 1942. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served with Company I, 3rd Bn, 502nd, Parachute Infantry Regiment. Apparently not Killed in Action in Nijmegen, Holland.(see more below)
Awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Bando's Website [http://www.101airborneww2.com/uniforms2.html] has the following account:
According to medics, Delong was attached to various 3rd Bn companies. Jim Colucci, a veteran of H/502, said Delong was a former Canadian citizen, whose family had crossed the border into Maine. Delong was tall and thrifty. From other medics, Delong and a S/Sgt Bryant had accepted wine from a Dutch citizen near Dodewaard, Holland and both became ill and died several days later, presumably of poisoning. This is why Delong is not listed with the Killed In Action in the back of "Rendezvous With Destiny", the divisional history. Another medic Louis Mete, who visited Delong in the hospital, was able to hear the story from the dying soldier.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He was buried first on 15 November 1944 in the temporary cemetery near Molenhoek (Holland) at grave F-3-48.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here in Holland, we are still very greatfull about what the American(s) did for us, 69 years ago. http://www.never-forget-them.nl/fotos.php on this page (sorry, only in dutch) you can find pictures about what we still do for the soldiers who fought for us en liberated us.
Martin Veggelers (editor's note: Martin contributed much of the info above for this memorial)
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