Longwell, Robert G.
Army Private 1st class
Robert G. Longwell, age 19, from Delphos, Ohio, Van Wert County.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: December 24, 1944
Death details: Killed on the English Channel when an American transport sunk.
Source: National Archives, family, Delphos Daily Herald (1945)
Date of death 12-24-1944 (Christmas Eve). Ship he was on was torpedoed. His body was never recovered.