Carl Edwin Long

Vietnam War
Unit1st Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
RankCaptain U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromCollege Station Texas
Date of DeathDecember 20 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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1st Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Notes
Captain Long was a member of SU-1, 1st Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. On December 20, 1969, he was flying in a North American Rockwell Bronco (OV10-A) over Phouc Tuy, South Vietnam when the aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on December 16, 1992 and identified on May 3, 2004. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.