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 1919 - 1944 (24 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Ferdinand John Janisch |
| Nickname |
Fred |
| Birth |
20 Mar 1919 |
El Paso, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States  |
| Christening |
St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Hammond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
COMPLETED |
| FamilySearch ID |
MSYK-TJZ |
| Death |
4 Jan 1944 |
North Sea |
| Burial |
North Sea |
| Headstones |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I155943 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Edward Janisch, b. 8 Feb 1851, Jonsdorf, Görlitz, Sachsen, Deutschland d. 30 Aug 1929, El Paso, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Katzer, b. 22 Dec 1874, Nickelsdorf, Neusiedl am See, Burgenland, Österreich d. 5 Aug 1949, Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Aug 1892 |
St. Mary's Catholic Church, River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States |
| Family ID |
F39837 |
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| Notes |
- Raid on Kiel Germany Missing in action North Sea.
Fred was part of the HELL"S Angels 303rd Bomb Group .
Part of the USAAF-RAF whose objective was to eradicate the buzz bomb thr e at.
Because of their mission they are contirubeted to the begining of the e n d for the German Air Force.
THis group was one of the first to strike Berlin on March 6 1944.
THey would carry bombs to the far east over Poland, bombing almost arou n d the clock.
THE HELL"S ANGELS became one of the most famous FLYING FORTRESSESS of W O RLD WAR 11.
In the inventory since the Groups beginning this aricrat group was the f i rst heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions.
REQUIEM HIGH MASS OFR SGT JANISCH
A requiem high Mass was celebrated at St Mary's Church May 28 for Techni c al Sergeant Ferd J Janisch. Father Philip Daul officiated Music was b y t he choir of St Francis Church of Ellsworth, Several members of the Ki nnne -Engelhart post of Ellsworth attended. the flag was carried by Corp ora l Willard Hines and was presendted to Mrs Anna Janisch mother of th e dece ased. technical Sergeant Ferd J Janisch son of Edward and Anna J anisc h wentto study mechanical engineering and following that he studie d flyin g. He enlisted in the air force and his training took him to near ly ever y air field in the states.
He went to England in August 1943 as top turret gunner on a B-17 Fyli n g Fortress. During the raid on Kiel Germany January 4, 1944 he was repo rt ed missing with the other nine members of the crew. The ship was force d d own thirty miles from land over the North Sea. Ten moths later abod y ide ntified as a member of the crew was washed ashore. He was also a wi sconsi n from Racine.
March 12, 1942 Pierce Co Herald.
Pvt. Ferd John Janisch son of Mrs anna Janisch ellsowrth graduated fro m t he huge Air Corps Technical school in Keesler Field Miss after an int ensi ve 19 week course which prepared him to serve as an airplane mechani c "o n the line"
Fred would become part of the Hells Angels Team and is memorialized at t h e 303 BG OVERSEAS GRAVES at Cambridge Cemetery Madingley England
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