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JANOTTA, Donald E "Don" - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35132093 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Janotta (father)
Otillia M. (Hipp) Janotta (mother)
Alma M. Janotta (sister)
Loretta O. Janotta (sister)
Robert P. Janotta (brother)
Lavern M. Janotta (sister)
Ralph J. Janotta (brother)
Paul Janotta (brother)
Edna Janotta (wife)
More information
Donald E. Janotta attended Norwalk High School and Assumption College and was employed by Woolworth's Inc. in Cincinnati.He enlisted at Camp Wheeler, Georgia on 5 December 1941 and was sent overseas in March 1943.
He had been wounded in Sicily for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
He also fought at Salerno, Italy and participated in the invasion of Normandy.
At one time he was taken prisoner by the Germans and later escaped.
The exact date on which he was reported wounded in action and the location where he died is not known.
A sister, Cpl Loretta Janotta served with the Women's Army Corps in Italy and a brother, Robert Janotta also was in military service.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, John A. Dials (nephew) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott