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JANSEN, Fay Emmert - Date of
birth
27 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada -
Hometown
Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37024187 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron,
4th Cavalry Group
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Monschau-Lammersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emmert T. Jansen (father)
Maud A. Jansen (mother)
Robert K. Jansen (brother)
Clifford E. Jansen (brother)
Emmert T Jansen (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Fay E. Jansen was initially buried in Schmidt, Germany.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll2/id/1121, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Family collection - courtesy of Roy Jansen