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Thomas
A.
Lane

Born:

, 

Massachusetts

Thomas Lane graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 72 (August 28, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Thomas A. Lane (ASN: 0-17075), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War II

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    June 1953 – June 1962
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 40 (July 18, 1962)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Thomas A. Lane (ASN: 0-17075), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as President, Mississippi River Commission and Division Engineer, during the period June 1953 to June 1962.