De Long, George A., 1922-2002.
George A. De Long was born in Annville, PA in 1922. In 1941, he joined the Navy and went to boot camp in Newport, RI, then to Quartermaster School. He was in USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, then served in USS Helena and saw action at the Battle of the Solomon Islands. He served in USS Crater at the end of the war, and then in USS Dixie during the Bikini A-bomb test. He attended Lebanon Valley College on the GI Bill and held various positions as an industrial specialist after the war.
From the description of Papers, 1941-1947. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 756839438
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| creatorOf | De Long, George A., 1922-2002. Papers, 1941-1947. | Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library |
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| associatedWith | Crater (Cargo ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Helena (Light cruiser) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oklahoma (Battleship) | corporateBody |
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| Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 |
| Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Birth 1922
Death 2002
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