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Personal info

Full name
JANOFSKY, Isaac "Isidor"
Date of birth
30 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33746527
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Guemar-Ostheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 5 8

Immediate family

Members
Hyman J. Janofsky (father)
Rebecca (Panor) Janofsky (mother)
Rose Janofsky (sister)
Eddie Janofsky (brother)
Samuel Janofsky (brother)
Bertha Janofsky (sister)
Max Janofsky (brother)
Sarah G. (Edison) Janofsky (wife)

More information

Pfc Isaac Janofsky attended high school for four years and was a grocery manager before he enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 13 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy