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1Sgt Francis P “Red” Langen

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1Sgt Francis P “Red” Langen Veteran

Birth
Queens, Queens County, New York, USA
Death
15 Sep 1945 (aged 23)
Bourgogne, France
Burial
Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map
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A Company, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion The day Red died...The boys went on pass to Toulon to enjoy some downtime. On the way back the driver fell asleep and their truck went off a cliff, killing Red instantly.
A Company, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion The day Red died...The boys went on pass to Toulon to enjoy some downtime. On the way back the driver fell asleep and their truck went off a cliff, killing Red instantly.

Inscription

Francis P. Langen
1 SGT 284 ENGR COMBAT BN
NEW YORK SEPT 15 1945

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.



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  • Maintained by: Don Jones
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56510939/francis_p-langen: accessed ), memorial page for 1Sgt Francis P “Red” Langen (17 Sep 1921–15 Sep 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56510939, citing Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Maintained by Don Jones (contributor 13966416).