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John
A.
Long
Jr.
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

New Castle

, 

Pennsylvania

John Long was one of nine airmen (2 Navy and 7 Army Air Force) who was being held as a Prisoner of War at Hiroshima. He was killed as a result of the first atomic bomb drop on that city on August 6, 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    July 1945 – Died in Captivity

    Corporal John A. Long, Jr., United States Army Air Forces, was captured by the Japanese after his aircraft was shot down in July 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 6 August 1945.