George W. LONGLOW
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33486476 | |||||||||
| AGE | 29 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1915 | |||||||||
| STATE | PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Harry S & Sallie E | |||||||||
| RANK | Private | |||||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | |||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 january 1943 Allentown PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||
| COMPANY | Company D | |||||||||
| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 116th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 4 july 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | DOW | |||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hopital German Rennes ILLE-ET-VILAINE | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | |||||||||
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Private George W. Longlow was taken prisoner in Normandy and transferred to Rennes in a German hospital. He is notified on the list: Pvt George W. LONGBOW (mistake on the surname) Shrapnel in the abdomen on 3 July 1944 DCD -Rennes Military Hospital Rennes France 48-01. This list was compiled from a file drawn up by American doctors who managed the arrivals of the wounded at the German military hospital located in the girls' school on Rue Jean Macé in Rennes in June and July 1944. The wounded who had left the hospital were sent back to the stalag 221 or oflag 133 in Rennes St-Jacques (Marne camp) and sent to Germany. More than 1,000 soldiers were counted. Rail links to Paris were suspended between 28 June, the date of a last convoy to Paris and 10 July, the date of a last convoy from Nantes to Belfort. | ||||||||||
| INFORMATION SOURCE | Aad.archives.gov (Prisonnier de guerre) - Aad.archives.gov (Archive incorporation) - abmc.gov - HonorStates.org - findagrave.com |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |