Milburn L. Long
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Milburn L. Long Westview Cem., Monroe Co., Tn Lt. Long's Body to
Be Returned SWEETWATER,
June 15-- The body of First Lt. Milburn L. Long, bombardier in the Army Air
Corps, who was killed in a plane crash at Dakar, North Africa, Jan. 30, 1944,
is expected to arrive here tomorrow. Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. today. The
American Legion, McMinn Post No. 68, and firing squad of the National Guard
Unit at Sweetwater, will have charge of full military honors at the grave in
West View Cemetery. His former
classmates who are members of the American Legion will serve as active
pallbearers. He
was 29 years of age at time of his death.
He attended high school in Sweetwater and Athens, Tennessee Wesleyan
College, Athens, and N.C. State University, where he was a star football
player. He served with the Athens Fire
Department, under Chief Ross Bridges while in school at TWC. Lieutenant
Long entered the Air Force in Sep. 1941, and was sent to the Aleutian Islands
in May, 1842. He was with the 606th
Bomber group of the Ninth Air force in the Aleutians for 18 months. It
was at his own request that he was transferred to another theater of
operations along with several of his friends, among whom was Gen. Tom W.
Steed of Etowah, then a colonel and Lieutenant Long's commanding
officer. Steed, who is now a two-star
general stationed at Boston, Mass., will fly to Sweetwater for the funeral
services. Lieutenant
Long received the DFC for patrol duty and other medals. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Long, Sweetwater, and four brothers, Glenn, Baltimore, Md.; Wayne,
Niota; William, Sweetwater, and Hurdle, Athens. The
Knoxville Journal, Wed., Jun 16, 1948 BRANCH OF SERVICE U.S. Army Air Forces HOMETOWN Sweetwater, TN HONORED
BY Betty Long Hunt, Niece ACTIVITY DURING WWII SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER WITH THE 406TH AND THE
606TH BOMBER GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN DAKAR, SENEGAL,
NORTH AFRICA, JANUARY 30, 1944. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. Researcher and Designer |