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LYONS, Lester Joseph - Date of
birth
10 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan -
Hometown
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36184251 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Krefeld/Urdingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer A. Lyons (father)
Mildred I. (Barnes) Lyons (mother)
Maxine Lyons (sister)
Charlotte Lyons (half-sister)
Ethel (Light) Lyons (wife)
Joseph A. Lyons (son)
Jerome L. Lyons (son)
More information
Sgt Lester J. Lyons enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 27 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Stephan Fellow, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov -WWII Enlistment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/vetegb.php?id=373, www.ancestry.com - 1920 /1930/1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Stephan Fellows