World War II
Staff SGT George Elicke Lane
382nd infantry regiment 96th infantry division


Died of wounds -  Layte Island - South Pacific

Service Number: 39838338 Entered service 30 Oct 1942 b 17 Nov 1922 - 13 Nov 1944 George married Patsy Thornton, 17 Mar 1942 Grayson County. His WWII Registration Card. Fort Worth  Star-Telegram 24 Dec 1944	Fort Worth Star - Telegram 12 Feb 1945
Because of the hundreds of islands, hundreds of ships, camps, battle zones. The location was usually kept secret for quite a while. It may or may not be accurate. The Japanese used anything to create maps and generate locations. A Hospital card was not found, so no more information about him could be found.	He was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. His father is buried in Bowie County and his mother in Grayson County Cedarlawn Memorial Park.

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