Long, Paul Chancellor
Title
Long, Paul Chancellor
Last Name
Long
First and Middle Name
Paul Chancellor
Biographical Text
P.C. Long, or Paul Chancellor Long, was born on the Fourth of July in 1896 in Roanoke to George and Rebecca Long. While attending VPI, Long was a member of the Roanoke Club and the German Club, and graduated in 1920. During the First World War, he served as a Second Lieutenant of the Field Artillery of the Reserve Officers of the United States. Following the war, Long married Anne Long, and had three children. Employed as a worker in the automobile industry and a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri during his life, Long spent the rest of his days in Dayton, Ohio, dying on June 25, 1951.
Nicknames or Other Names
Paul Chancellor Long
Paul Chandelor Long
Note: The entirety of the research of this was based on the identity of Paul Chancellor Long, who was a resident of Roanoke, and was found in the U.S. Army Register, Volumes 1-10, in which the information found matched the War Bugle of 1919's information. However, in the Bugle of 1917, there is an appearance of the name Paul Chandelor Long, a resident of Roanoke. In no other document available is this name found again.
Paul Chandelor Long
Note: The entirety of the research of this was based on the identity of Paul Chancellor Long, who was a resident of Roanoke, and was found in the U.S. Army Register, Volumes 1-10, in which the information found matched the War Bugle of 1919's information. However, in the Bugle of 1917, there is an appearance of the name Paul Chandelor Long, a resident of Roanoke. In no other document available is this name found again.
Hometown
Roanoke
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
July 4, 1896
Birthplace
Roanoke, Virginia
Death Date
June 25, 1951
Place of Death
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Parents
Mother: Rebecca Jane Long
Father: George Alfred Long
Father: George Alfred Long
Siblings
Thomas P. Long
Jane Long
Edith F. Long
Virginia B. Long
Mary W. Long
Mattie E. Long
Eugene R. Long
Jane Long
Edith F. Long
Virginia B. Long
Mary W. Long
Mattie E. Long
Eugene R. Long
Spouse(s)
Emma Long
Children
Paul Long, Jr.
Mary Jane Long
George Long
Mary Jane Long
George Long
VPI Graduating Class
1920
Service Branch
Reserve Officers
Unit
Field Artillery
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Military Events
Employed by 4th Officers Training Camp, Camp Jackson, in Columbia, S.C., during 1918.
Postwar Life
Worked in the automobile industry in 1930, in St. Louis Missouri.
Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940.
Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940.
Occupation
Clerk at a railroad in 1920.
Worked in the automobile industry in 1930, in St. Louis Missouri
Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940.
Worked in the automobile industry in 1930, in St. Louis Missouri
Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940.
Contributing Researchers
Sophia Rademaker
Bibliography
War Bugle, 1919
World War I Draft Registration Card
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Censuses
1951 U.S. Social Security Claim
World War I Draft Registration Card
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Censuses
1951 U.S. Social Security Claim
Files
Collection
Citation
“Long, Paul Chancellor,” VPI in World War I, accessed May 17, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/846.
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