Born in 1920 in Summer Lake, Oregon Soundman 3rd Class Lane studied Agriculture at Oregon State College. While serving aboard the USS Cushing (DD-797) he and 103 other seaman went missing around the Solomon Islands. He was survived by his parents and his two brothers.
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