GM3c Arnold Eugene "Bill" Lyon

Arnold Eugene Lyon
Also Known As:	""Bill""
Birthdate:	1919
Birthplace:	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, United States
Death:	December 07, 1941 (21-22) Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States (.KIA aboard the USS West Virginia)
Place of Burial:	Honolulu Memorial * Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii
Immediate Family:	Son of Wilbur Clive Lyon and Sarah Lyon Husband of Virginia Ysobel Lyon Father of Judith Marie Lyon Brother of Wilbur Claude Lyon; Howard Lyon and Louise Elizabeth Lyon

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	April 27, 2022

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Entered the service from Colorado.

Gunner's Mate 3rd Class USN USS WEST VIRGINIA Awards: Purple Heart Metal

Aboard the USS West Virginia when it was hit.

Survived by his wife Virginia Ysobel "Gee Gee" Fraetis-Lyon and infant daughter Judith Marie Lyon.

His parents Wilbur Clive and Sarah McDowell-Lyon, brothers Wilbur Claude Lyon, Howard Lyon and sister Louise Elizabeth Lyon.

His Navy Casualty Report shows birth as 11 January 1919.

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1919	1919	Birth of GM3c Arnold Eugene "Bill" Lyon Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, United States
1941	December 7, 1941 Age 22	Death of GM3c Arnold Eugene "Bill" Lyon Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
????		Birth of Judith Marie Lyon
????		Burial of GM3c Arnold Eugene "Bill" Lyon Honolulu Memorial * Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii

Arnold Eugene Lyon