Melvin Lane entered the service in November, 1943. He had been overseas two years and died of Wounds at Okinawa. He was the son of Margarate Lane Roberts of Route 3, Sevierville.

He is Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial, HI

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 12 February 1911
  • Date of death: 5 April 1945
  • County: Sevier
  • Hometown: Sevierville
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
  • Theater: Pacific
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Bottom Panel
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