World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Wesley Lane, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Corporal with the Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Second Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands in November 1943. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action.