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Joe
Lynn
DeLong
POW (RVN) MIA
1947-06-18

–

Home:

McMinnville

, 

Tennessee

Buried: 

Warren

, 

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Cenotaph at Smyrna Cemetery

Joe Delong was interned as a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia after he was captured in South Vietnam on May 18, 1967 and was held until his death in captivity. His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    8th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    November 6, 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 56 (December 31, 1974)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Joe Lynn DeLong, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Southeast Asia on 6 November 1967. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (South Vietnam)

    Action Date:

    May 18, 1967 – FOD

    Staff Sergeant Joe Lynn DeLong, United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia from May 18, 1967 until his death in captivity.