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Joseph E. LANE
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 12151114 | |||||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 Kings County ( Brooklyn ) NEW-YORK | |||||||||
| STATE | NEW-YORK | |||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | |||||||||
| RANK | Private | |||||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | |||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled welders and flame cutters |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 octobre 1942 New York City NEW YORK | |||||||||
| COMPAGNIE | Company C | |||||||||
| REGIMENT | 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||
| DIVISION | 82nd Airborne Division | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | |||||||||
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Pvt Lane was taken prisoner on 6 June 1944 and placed in a truck convey carrying many U.S. POW's.
Private Lane was killed when allied Fighters strafed the convoy.
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| INFORMATION SOURCES & PICTURE SOURCE | World War 2-Awards.com - American Battle monuments Commission - Find a Grave - HonorStates.org - 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |