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Personal info

Full name
JANICKI, John Anthony
Date of birth
3 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan
Hometown
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36169847
Rank
Private
Function
Rigger
Unit
B Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity Liesel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 1 19

Immediate family

Members
Anton F. Janicki (father)
Josephine F. (Cisczewski) Janicki (mother)
Harry F. Janicki (brother)
Cecelia M. Janicki (sister)
Joseph J. Janicki (brother)
George F. Janicki (brother)
Virginia M. Janicki (sister)

More information

Pvt John A. Janicki was employed by the Ferguson Electric Co.

He enlisted in February 1941 and left for overseas duty in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Susan Linton - The Manistee Michigan - 6 November 1945, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Folk Linton - The Manistee Michigan - 6 November 1945