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Personal info

Full name
LYONS, Donald Edward
Date of birth
6 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35299139
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
North of Aachen between Richterich and Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Walter E. Lyons (father)
Myrthle E. (Farley) Lyons (mother)
Janet G. Lyons (sister)

More information

Donald Lyons enlisted on 21 January 1944 in Toledo, Ohio.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Army Enlistment Record /
1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com