John Lyon
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Home Town: Ballston, VA
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General Orders No. No. 3, W.D., 1924
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Lyon, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Samogneux, France, October 15, 1918. During the attack on the Bois-de-la-Grande-Montagne, Lieutenant Lyon left a place of comparative safety to cross an open space, exposed to direct observation and fire from the enemy, to attempt a rescue of a wounded officer. He and two men who accompanied him were killed in this attempt.