Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action

Warren H. Long.

Top Turret Gunner · 328th Squadron · Of Napoleon, OH.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. Warren H. Long (ASN 15329104) served as top turret gunner and engineer aboard B-24 42-7614 'Buckeye' (recorded as 42-7519 in the E&E reports), 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was declared missing in action on 7 January 1944 following the loss of the aircraft over France during the Ludwigshafen mission. The E&E cover page lists his rank as S/Sgt, though the interviewer's notes record him as T/Sgt.

Long was hit on the right leg by flak before the bail-out. Co-pilot Miller reported that he was believed to have been slightly wounded and knocked unconscious during the engagement; Fruth's interrogation notes, however, record that Long was 'alive and unhurt when he jumped.'

Accounts of Long's fate conflict. Hearsay in the evaders' reports held that he had been shot by German ground troops after landing, and E&E No. 484 listed him as MIA. The PWIB record in E&E No. 693 and later compiled records, however, list him as wounded and taken prisoner of war. His fate has not been conclusively resolved.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Top Turret Gunner
Serial Number
15329104
Hometown
Napoleon, OH

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 07 Jan 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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2 documents

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Supports 8 facts

Missing Air Crew Report 2368

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Supports 6 facts

Escape and Evasion Report 462

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
3fd2f476-e9d2-4693-aa97-d50416ba1d4b,Roster List
Official record