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William Michael Lyons, III
Second Lieutenant
B CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Fort Lee, New Jersey August 01, 1946 to September 04, 1969 WILLIAM M LYONS III is on the Wall at Panel W18, Line 34 |
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May 25, 2019
I served as a rifleman under Lt. Lyons (pictured below on left) at the time of his death. Although he served as November platoon leader for only a very short time, he epitomized what a military leader should be. He was killed with four of his men in the defense of our nation.
May he rest in Peace!
Patrick Guy 1108 Saint Charles Avenue Saint Charles, MO. 63301 
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 He is wearing his Reserve Officer
Training Corps (ROTC) uniform The tribute above mentions that Lt. Lyons was killed with 4 of his men. All five men were killed when they encountered a booby trap placed by the enemy. The 5 men killed in the incident were:
SP4 Billy Dean Weitzel survived the detonation and was medevaced. He was admitted to a medical facility but later expired. The local area newspapers produced articles similar to the ones next below.
Lt. Lyons was survived by his mother, Margareta Florence (Franzen) (1916-2000), father William Michael Lyons, Jr. (1915-1985). Lt William Michael Lyons, III, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia. His father served in WWII in the Navy. 
- - The Virtual Wall, 3 May 2020
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