94 Years Old
Date of Death- August 8, 2020
Place of death – Jacksonville FL
Born in – Jacksonville FL
He was a Georgia farm boy from age six to eight. A roving newspaper boy at the age of nine and ten. A golf club caddy from eleven to fifteen years old. At the outset of WWII, he quit high school and joined the U.S. Merchant Marines. In 1944 – 1945 he was an Able Body Seaman serving in the Atlantic Mediterranean and Pacific theaters of war. When WWII ended in August 1945, he was a seaman on a Liberty ship which went aground on Apo Reef in the Philippines. In 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, three years later, he was nominated for West Point, but was too old at the age of twenty five, it was believed he was the youngest Post Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army at Ft. Lee, Virginia. He was a U.S. Army Advisor for eight years and served five overseas tours in Japan, Korea, Germany, France and one volunteer tour in Vietnam in 1967 to 1968. After retirement he worked at the U.S. Postal Service for ten years and single-parented four teenage children. While stationed in France, he was on the U.S. Army Golf League and he managed a U. S. Army golf course. He was also the author of "Right of Passage." He was an avid golfer, he loved animals and he was a wonderful father. He loved his family and country. He stood proudly as a U. S. Army Veteran.
Preceded:
Parents: Herbert A. Long , Maggie Long (Smith)
Sister: Virginia Johnson
Brothers: Floyd Long and Alva Long
Grandson: Christopher M. Collins
Children:
Stephen Long (Summerville, SC)
Sharon Long (Six Mile Run, PA)
Karen Galligan (St. Augustine, FL)
Mark Long (Jacksonville, FL) Wife: Michelle Long
Cheryl Long (Jacksonville, FL)
Grandchildren:
Crystal Overby Scheider
Matthew Roberts
Dylan Long
Kevin Jeffords
Brandon Galligan
Great Grandchildren:
Bryan Scheider
Brandy Scheider
Kobain Roberts
We would like to suggest instead of flowers a memorial donation in Herbert R. Long's name go to the Jacksonville Humane Society for the care of animals. https://jaxhumane.networkforgood.com/
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