PFC
Andrew F Jansen
Aged 26, fallen January 7, 1945
- Unit
- Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 36706595
- Hometown
- Effingham, Illinois
- Date of death
- January 7, 1945
- Classification
- Died of wounds
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 16 Grave 32, St. Avold, France
Private First Class Andrew F Jansen, serial number 36706595, of Effingham, Illinois, served with Company E of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He died of wounds on January 7, 1945, at the age of 26. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 16 Grave 32, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
If you are a family member, please reach out.
I am continuing to research and honor the men of the 42nd Rainbow Division. Family stories, as well as corrections to the above, are all welcome and treated with care.
Write to Erin