Plymouth County

Cpl. Chester Long

 

 

Cpl. Chester Long, stationed at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, is a holiday visitor in the homes of LeMars friends.

Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Dec. 26, 1944

Cpl. Chester Long, who has been stationed for quite some time at Fort Bliss, Texas, is visiting in the Frank Long home in Struble and with relatives and friends in LeMars. Cpl. Long has been transferred to Fort Ord, California, and will report there for duty shortly after his return to Texas.

Source: LeMars Sentinel, June 15, 1945

***Further Research:

Chester Arthur Long was born Mar. 21, 1907 to John Franklin “Frank" and Dora Mae Smith Long. He died Feb. 20, 1985 and is buried in Memorial Cemetery, LeMars, IA.

Source: ancestry.com