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Albert
Lossen
Lane
Jr.
POW (WWII), DNB (1954)

Born:

, 

Iowa

Albert Lane graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943. He was killed in an air accident near Chanute Air Force Base on March 19, 1954.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    January – May 1945

    Captain (Air Corps) Albert Lossen Lane, Jr. (ASN: 0-25724), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about 1 January 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.