Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lyons. Entered service November 18, 1942 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Received training at Farragut, Idaho; St. Albans, Long Island, New York; Norfolk, Virginia: Solomons Branch, Washington, D.C. Sent overseas to Panama Zone; Southwest Pacific and Hawaii with Navy Hospital Corps: Mindanao Invasion. Discharged January 14, 1946 at Great Lakes, Illinois AsPharmacist's Mate First Class.