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Personal info

Full name
JANES, Bernard Joseph
Date of birth
29 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36175790
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 7

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin Janes (father)
Cecelia A. Janes (mother)
Francis J. Janes (brother)
Rosalie N. Janes (sister)
Edward W. Janes (brother)
Leo Janes (brother)
Raymond Janes (brother

More information

Pfc Bernard J. Janes attended high school for two years and was employed at the Pennsylvania Railroad before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 16 March 1942.
He was killed by small arms fire to the head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery