Lt. Richard Lane Of West Liberty Dies In Action
West Liberty—First Lieut. Richard Lane of the U. S. Army was killed in action Dec. 16, in France, according to a message received from the War Department late Thursday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lane of West Liberty.
Lieut. Lane was with an engineer combat unit and had been serving overseas since March, 1943.
He was a graduate of West Liberty high school and later attended Coe College at Cedar Rapids. He entered service in August, 1942. Lieut. Lane was graduated from the Fort Belvoir, Va., Officer Candidate School.
Source: Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, December 29, 1944 (photo included)
140 Have Made Supreme Sacrifice In Muscatine Area In War Against Axis Powers; Many reported wounded.
The cost of war runs high!
Word of the victory in Europe today brought a feeling of happiness and relief to thousands of families in the Muscatine area, but for others there were only sad memories. And for those who have sons, husbands, brothers or other relatives, fighting against the Japs in the second phase of the big world-wide conflagration the period of rejoicing was less pronounced.
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The names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the World War No. 2, compiled from records maintained by The Journal, follow:
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First Lt. Richard Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lane of West Liberty, killed in action Dec. 16, 1944, in France.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Richard Morgan Lane was born to Charlie Lee and Irene Lewis Lane. He died Dec. 16, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France.
1st Lt. Lane served in World War II with the U.S. Army 157th Engineer Combat Battalion and was KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
