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 |