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LANE, Robert Raymond - Date of
birth
7 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13088035 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bacourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Lane (father)
Gladys (Coll) Lane (mother)
James E. Lane (brother)
Harry Lane (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Robert R. Lane attended high school for four years and was a paymaster employed by the Light Heat Mfgr. Co.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 July 1942.
He was lightly wounded early November 1944 by artillery shell fragments in the thigh.
He was killed by machine gun fire in his thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US ww2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Kim / Larry Lovejoy