CAPT William T. Long
1924 – 1969
USMC
WWII KOR
William Terry Long was born February 6, 1924 in Barrington, to Chester and Eleanor Garbisch Long.
On December 28, 1946 he married Sheila Duffy; they raised two sons.
Long enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on August 4, 1943, and was honorably discharged as Captain on March 15, 1958, after serving in both World War II and the Korean War.
After leaving the military, Long worked for investment banking firm William Blair in Chicago.
Captain William Long died December 9, 1969 in Chicago, and is buried with his wife in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.