Woodbury County

Lt. Herbert E. Longren

 

MEN and WOMEN IN SERVICE

Lieut. Herbert E. Longren, son of Arvid Longren, 3210 13th street, spent a few days visiting father and friends here before being transferred to Fort Meade, Md. He was formerly stationed at Camp Livingston, La. His wife accompanied him here.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 23, 1944

Herbert Edwin Longren was born Oct. 3, 1918 to Carl Arvid and Amanda L. Pearson Longren. He died July 14, 1944 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.

2nd Lt. Longren served in World War II with the U.S. Army 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division and was KIA in Normandy, France.

Source: ancestry.com