Background
Lane, Thomas Alphonsus was born on November 19, 1906 in Revere, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Andrew and Julia (Fitzpatrick) Lane.
Lane, Thomas Alphonsus was born on November 19, 1906 in Revere, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Andrew and Julia (Fitzpatrick) Lane.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1928. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineer, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1932. Graduate National War College, 1953.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1928, advanced through grades to major general, 1957. Executive officer to Air Engineer, Headquarters, United States Army Air Force, 1942. Executive officer, operations officer Engineer section General Headquarters, South.W. Pacific area, 1943-1945.
Joint operations Review Board, 1946.
District engineer, Little Rock, 1948-1950. District engineer Okinawa, 1950-1952.
Engineer commissioner District of Columbia, 1954-1957. Commanding general Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1957-1960.
President Mississippi River Commission, 1960-1962.
Retired, 1962. Syndicated columnist, author, lecturer, editor, 1962-1975. Instructor сivil engineering and military history United States Military Academy, 1935-1939.
Engineering instructor and chief logistics division Air Command and staff schedul, 1946-1948.
Executive director Institute for Human Progress, 1962-1963. President Americans for Constitutional Action, 1965-1969, American Council for World Freedom, 1972-1974.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. Member Washington Society Engineers (honorary), Newcomen Society (honorary). Clubs: Army-Navy (Washington).
Married Jean Margaret Gee, June 3, 1933. Children: Jean, Michael Stuart, Julia Ann (Mistress Donald Rasmussen), Thomas C. Commissioned.