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Personal info

Full name
JANES, Karl P Jr
Date of birth
1 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36887481
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 58

Immediate family

Members
Karl P. Janes Sr. (father)
George Janes (brother)

More information

Sgt Karl P. Janes Jr. attended Wyandotte Roosevelt High School and was employed by the Michigan Steel Co.

He enlisted in September 1943 and was sent overseas in april 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, James L. Cooper, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Detroit News 17 April 1945