Jansen, Wilbert A.

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1932, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• News Mention: 6 Dec 1944; Kaukauna Times
• Military Service: Bef 1946; WWII

Notes:

Education - High School:
Kaukauna High School Class of 1932

News Mention:
First Lieut. Wilbur A. Jansen has been awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Jansen was wounded in action in France, having been in the Army for about two years. The war Department's version of the action for which Jansen was decorated is as follows: A patrol of about 40 Germans infiltrated the main line of the third Battalion and attacked an ammunition dump about 400 yards behind the battalion command post. Lieut. Jansen, leader of the platoon and six men promptly deployed and directed a fire fight in which eight of the enemy were killed and three others wounded. Jansen mounted the cab of a truck and manned the 50 caliber machine gun until his ammunition was exhausted. His gallant action and resourceful leadership stopped the larger enemy patrol and held it off until reinforcements arrived.

Wilbert married Baeten, Ruth Marie 2 Oct 1943, St. Paul Catholic Church, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA. Ruth (daughter of Baeten, Frederick A. and Aerts, Huberdina) was born 2 Apr 1922, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 28 Jun 1974; was buried , Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Kay married Sachs, Charles Alvin (son of Sachs, Milton William and Moehring, Mildred Anne) [Group Sheet]