Verdia Lyons as born on 28 June 1920
He died 31 January 1945
Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, LaFollette, TN
Technician Fifth Class
28th US Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Troop A
The Knoxville Journal, 26 March 1949
Cpl. Verdia Lyons, 25, was killed in action Jan 31, 1945, in Luxembourg. Survivors: parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons 801 East Central Avenue, LaFollette; three sisters, Mrs. A.D. Logan, Casstown, O.; Mrs. E.B. O’Neal, Newton Falls, O., and Christine, LaFollette; five brothers, Clyde, Wooster, O.; Bill, Charlie, Joe and Sam, all of LaFollette.
- Rank: Technician Fifth Class
- Date of birth: 28 June 1920
- Date of death: 31 January 1945
- County: Campbell
- Hometown: Lafollette
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 28th US Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Woodlawn Cemetery, LaFollette, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Middle Panel
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