Melvin Lane died of Wounds at Okinawa. He was the son of Margarate Lane Roberts of Route 3, Sevierville.

Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial, HI

  • Rank: Private
  • 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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