<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngaphambi nje kokuphela kwempi ePasifiki  <response>: , U-Long wakhululwa nguBrigadier General Merritt A. Edson ngoJuni 30, 1945, futhi wabuyela e-United States. Kamuva wathunyelwa endaweni yaseSan Diego futhi wakhulula uColonel John Groff, owayekhonza njengomphathi wesikhashana weMarine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Ngenxa yokusebenza kwakhe ne-Service Command, FMFPac, uLong wathola i-Legion of Merit yakhe yesibili. 