PFC Janis "John" Abolins

Janis was born May 19, 1949 in Harburg, Germany. Harburg is a City of 6,000 in the state of Bavaria.

The Abolins Family immigrated to America in 1951, when Janis was 2 years.

Arriving in Vietnam 7 August 1968 Janis was assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment,3rd Marine Division. He died as a result of fragmentation wounds to
the body from a booby-trapped mine on January 4, 1969 in Quang Tri, Vietnam. . Survived by his parents, Anna Abolins and Julius Abolins both of Des Moines, IA.

Burial:
Glendale Cemetery
Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Blk 35 Sec K Space 339