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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Clarence Leroy Janssen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Traer, Iowa

Honored By

Hubert O. Caloud

Relationship

Family Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED U.S. ARMY JULY 18, 1944 AND LEFT FOR OVERSEAS JANUARY 7, 1945. ASSIGNED TO C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 23RD INFANTRY, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 9, 1945 IN GOTTINGHAM, GERMANY. FIRST BURIED IN U.S. MILITARY CEMETERY IN GERMANY AND THEN IN U.S. MILITARY CEMETERY MARGRATEN, THE NETHERLANDS. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN JANUARY 1949 FOR BURIAL IN BUCKINGHAM CEMETERY, TRAER, IOWA.