1919-2009
Plat Sgt Noel R. Long served heroically as a Platoon Sergeant in Company F, 137th Infantry, 35th Division, during WW II, and was an active member of the 35th Division Assn. until his death on Sept. 27, 2009 while returning from the 35th Division Conference in Topeka. Mobilized in 1940 with Company F, 137th Infantry, Kansas City, KS, he trained with the 35th Division from then until it’s landing on Omaha Beach, France on July 6, 1944. He became the Platoon Sergeant during the battle of St. Lo and served in that capacity for the rest of his time in combat. He was wounded first in Normandy, then during the Battle of the Bulge on the Rhine Herne Canal, ending his wartime service. He maintained his contacts with his wartime friends for the rest of his life.