Howard J. Kane

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/06/1945

Howard Joseph Kane was born in Suffolk County, Massachusetts on August 24, 1920.

He was drafted into the Army on May 6, 1944 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. His home of residence
was listed as Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and his civilian occupation was listed as
Motormen, Street, Subway, And Elevated Railway. He had completed grammar school
and was married.

He was assigned to Company A from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 21, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on December 1, 1944.

Private First Class Kane was killed in action in Germany during the battle for the city of Prüm.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 4th Division General Orders # 31
dated 5 April 1945.

Decorations of Howard J. Kane

Howard J. Kane was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military cemetery,
Saint-Avold Cemetery, Metz, France in Block YYY Row 10 Grave 110 and his remains were later
transferred and buried in the permanent cemetery at Saint-Avold, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when
the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold
Departement de la Moselle
Lorraine, France
Plot E Row 12 Grave 33

Grave marker for Howard J. Kane

Photo by JoMarRo from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Melissa Parmenter from Ancestry.com

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