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Personal info

Full name
JANSEN, Andrew F
Date of birth
15 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Effingham County, Illinois
Hometown
Douglas, Effingham County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36706595
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Gambsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 16 32

Immediate family

Members
William J. Jansen (father)
Minnie M. Jansen (mother)
Louis J. Jansen (brother)
Mary E. Jansen (sister)
Rita H. Jansen (sister)
Pauline C. Jansen (sister)

More information

Pfc Andrew F. was overseas since December 1944.

He was wounded in action on 6 January and died of his wounds a day later.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Decatur Daily Review - 15 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Len / Jane Ries