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Personal info

Full name
LYONS, William Jr
Date of birth
25 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33845076
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 56

Immediate family

Members
William A. Lyons (father)
Minnie M. (Cooper) Lyons (mother)
Harland E. Lyons (brother)
Geneva Lyons (sister)
Lloyd L. Lyons (brother)
Charles E. Lyons (brother)
Josephine V. Lyons (sister)
Gerald J. Lyons (brother)
Merle L. Lyons (brother)
Cecil J. Lyons (brother)
Allen R. Lyons (brother)
Alice L. Lyons (sister)
Anne A. Lyons (sister)

More information

Pvt William Lyons Jr. was a construction machinery operator before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 13 March 1944.

According to a newspaper article Pvt Lyons ended the paratrooper training succesfully in October 1944. If this information is correct, the exact reason why he served in a common infantry unit is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery