Name:
Sam Winston Lane
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
19492
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Section R
Row:
Grave:
Site 100-H
Decoration:
Comments:
Sam Winston “Sonny Boy” Lane was born on October 14, 1912, in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas. He was the son of Samuel Winston "Tad" Lane III and Nannie Lee Williams Lane.
He served in the Tank Company, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.