Lane Nakano
- Category : 1925-births
- Type : ME
- Profile : 4/6 - Opportunistic / Role Model
- Definition : Split - Small (56,62)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Eden 1
Biography
American combat soldier turned actor who was cast as second billing after American actor Van Johnson in the 1951 war film about the history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, Go for Broke.
Nakano grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California with two brothers and two sisters.
Nakano's family "adopted" legendary Marine Corps combat interpreter Guy Gabaldon at age 12. Gabaldon was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on Saipan and Tinian islands during World War II which included saving the lives of many Japanese civilians on the two islands.
During World War II in 1941, Nakano and his family were interned at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. While there, Nakano volunteered for service in the U.S. Army.
He married and had two sons. On 28 April 2005, Nakano died from emphysema in a hospital in Sherman Oaks, California. He was 80 years old.