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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1918-1918, 27th Infantry Division
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Service Years
1917 - 1918
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1896 |
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Anderson, Lane Schofield, 2LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Charleston |
Last Address Not Specified |
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Casualty Date Sep 27, 1918 |
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Cause Hostile, Died of Wounds |
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire |
Location France |
Conflict World War I |
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Somme, France |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity *ANDERSON, LANE S.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 27, 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lane S. Anderson, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the attack on the Hindenburg Line in France, September 27, 1918. Shortly after reaching his objective his detachment was attacked and almost encircled by the enemy, who were covering the position with sweeping machine-gun fire. In the face of this fire, Lieutenant Anderson, with a grenade in each hand, jumped up from the cover of his position and attacked the enemy by bombing. He had advanced but a short distance when he was struck several times by machine-gun shots. He was dragged back to his trench and died shortly after.
General Orders No. No. 10, W.D., 1920
Home Town: Charleston, WV
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Comments/Citation Biography
http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/vets/andersonlane/andersonlane.html
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