Name:
Gerald C. Janes
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
16109113
Unit:
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1981-09-22
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Saint Mary's Cem., Saint Marys, Pennsylvania
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal
Comments:
When Gerald C. Janes was born on May 2, 1923, in Michigan, his father, Johann, was 38 and his mother, Amelia, was 38. He had three brothers and two sisters. He entered the military service in Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during the Normandy Invasion of World War II as a Staff Sergeant in A Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He died on September 22, 1981 and is now buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Saint Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA.