Newell Ross Lane

Military

Assigned to 324BS, 98BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-May-43 in B-17 42-5857. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 16136





Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733593
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16035360 / O-661957
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Green Valley, MN 22 May 1912

Enlisted

11 August 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 21 May 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Pipestone County, Minnesota 14 January 1963

Buried

Ruthton Cemetery Ruthton, Pipestone County, MN 17 January 1963 Ruthton Cemetery Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota

Based

Bassingbourn 21 May 1943 Assigned to 324BS, 98BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16136 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database