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Pfc. Mason Leon Lane
United States Army Company I 423rd Infantry Regiment
from:Stockton, CA
My father, Mason Leon Lane, was captured at the Battle of the Bulge on December 19, 1944. He, along with 7,000 others, was moved to Stalag 4B Sachsen 51-13 where he remained until liberated in April 1945. Due to the injuries he suffered he had to remain in Germany for an additional three months in several hospitals. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He returned to the United States in July of 1945. He died in 1990 at the age of 65.