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Personal info

Full name
LANE, Louis Mills
Date of birth
16 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Clement City, Jackson County, Michigan
Hometown
Lenawee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36989040
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Oberzwehren, south of Kassel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 21 15

Immediate family

Members
Elmer B. Lane (father)
Hersey E. (Choate) Lane (mother)
Howard M. Lane (brother)
Leslie C. Lane (sister)
Dorothy E. Lane (sister)
Marion B. Lane (sister)
Charlotte M. Lane (sister)
Mildred I. Lane (sister)
Ruth E. Lane (sister)
John P. Lane (brother)
Marie E. (Jackson) Lane (wife)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Marriage Record, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet