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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GERALD
LYONS was born in Maryland in 1910, the fourth of five sons born to
Frederick and Sarah Julia Lyons. The 1920 Census shows Frederick Lyons
and family living in Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland, where Frederick
Lyons owned a farm. By 1930 Gerald Lyons and his brothers had all left
home. When the Census was taken in April of 1930, Frederick Lyons had
lost the farm, and was working for another farmer, while his wife was
working as a housekeeper for a private family.
Gerald Lyons eventually
came to Gloucester City NJ, where he lived at 824 Division Street. He
had finished one year of high school, was unmarried and working as a
driver before being called to national service.
Gerald Lyons was inducted
into the Army on May 8, 1942 at Fort Dix NJ. After completing basic training, he was assigned to
the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.
Gerald Lyons was killed in
action in or near Aldenhoven, Germany on November 21, 1944. He was buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery
in Margraten, Netherlands. |
