Charles R. Long
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 27 years 64 days (326 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Charles Richard Long (December 10, 1923 – February 12, 1951) was a United States Army soldier who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War.
A native of Independence, Missouri, Long joined the Army after high school and served in Europe during World War II.
Recalled to active duty for the Korean War, he served as a sergeant and forward observer for a mortar platoon.
He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conduct during the Battle of Hoengsong when assaulted by a numerically superior force on February 12, 1951, he voluntarily remained at his forward post and continued to direct mortar fire until being overrun and killed.
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