Vietnam

Gregory Ben Lane

Rate / Rank
LT COM

Birthdate
April 15 1949

Date of Death
June 3 1985

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
June 1972 - June 3 1985

Significant Duty Stations

Three years duty with the English Royal Air Force in an exchange program.
VA Squadron 83, USS Saratoga (CVA-60); USS America (CA-66) USS Roosevelt (CVN-71);

Notes

Flying a A-7 aircraft off the USS Saratoga (CVA-60) during inclement weather his airplane crashed into the sea. Although he crashed in view of crew of the Saratoga his body was not recovered. Graduated US Naval Academy Class of 1972 Graduated Cairo High School (Honor Graduate) Class of 1967. Memorial marker; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia