Edward_E._Lyon

Edward E. Lyon

Edward Eugene Lyon (August 8, 1871 November 18, 1931) was a United States Army private received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 13, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. Private Lyon was part of the Young's Scouts, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He later became a police sergeant.

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Private Lyon is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Place and Date: At San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May 13, 1899. Entered Service At: Amboy, Wash. Birth: Hixton, Wis. Date of Issue: January 24, 1906.

Citation:

With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.[1]

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Notes

  1. "Medal of Honor citation". Retrieved October 5, 2010.

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