Lane, Joseph O.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant (Second-lieutenant)
Unit:: Company K, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

For action performed somewhere in the period of 16-19 November 1944 in the vicinity of Apweiler/Rhine Province, Germany.

The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company K, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company K, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Company K, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Sources

- Mick, A., With the 102nd Infantry Division through Germany, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2002

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