Samuel M. Pane
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army

In World War II, Technician Fifth Grade Samuel M. Pane was serving with the 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 6th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations.

On 5 August 1944, TEC 5 Pane was Killed in action near Chateauneuf, France during the Brittany Campaign.

Medals and Awards

Purple Heart
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Burial

Technician Fifth Grade Samuel M. Pane is buried at the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, in Plot H, Row 18, Grave 8.