Edwin Bowman Lyon
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Edwin Bowman Lyon | |
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_at_West_Point_in_1915.png) At West Point in 1915 | |
| Born | December 8, 1892 Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States |
| Died | August 12, 1971 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1915-1952 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | Pancho Villa Expedition World War II |
| Awards |  Air Medal Legion of Merit |
Edwin Bowman Lyon (1892–1971) was an American major general.
Early life
Edwin Lyon was born in 1892 at
general, he went to California where he was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco.[2]
Career
On July 1, 1920, he was relocated again, this time to the Air Service, and a month later became an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. In August 1921 he was chosen to be an
Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and then worked as Chief of Air Corps.[2]
In July 1929, he was commanding the
75th Flying Training Wing at Fort Myers, Florida. In May of the same year he was a commanding general at the Army Air Forces Training Command at Laredo, Texas.[2]
Post War era
In 1945 he was given a task to command an
Wright Field, Ohio. In July of the same year he came back to the headquarters of the Army Air Forces as chief of the Army Air Forces Officers Selection Branch. He retired in December 1952 with the Legion of Merit and the Air Medal. He died in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 1971, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
References
- ^ Who's who in Aviation. Ziff Davis/University of Michigan. 1942. p. 267.
- ^ a b c d "Major general Edwin B. Lyon". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ^ "Gen. Lyon Dies; Was Local Man". Las Cruces Sun-News. August 13, 1971. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.