Name:
Robert William Jansen
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
458433
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Plot:
Section 7
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Grave:
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Comments:
Robert William “Bobby” Jansen was born on August 25, 1925, in St. Louis City, Missouri. He was the son of August J "Gussie" Jansen and Mary Lucille "Babydoll" Gaynor Jansen.
He served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.