Private John Vance Van Laanen | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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John Vance Van Laanen

Graduating Class of 1917
Served in World War I

Private
John Vance Van Laanen

Army
Medical

Hometown

Green Bay, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Le Mans, France

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, France

More About Private Van Laanen

Corporal Van Laanen served with an English unit from Oct. 28 to Nov. 12. He was exposed to poisonous gas on two different occasions, which resulted in his death.