Lyon, Henry Yost
Title
Lyon, Henry Yost
Last Name
Lyon
First and Middle Name
Henry Yost
Nicknames or Other Names
"Heinie"
Hometown
Greeneville, TN
County and/or State
Greene County, Tennessee
Birth Date
11/12/1895
Birthplace
Greeneville, TN
Death Date
2/3/1980
Cause of Death
N/a
Place of Death
Panama City, FL
Parents
Father: William Risley Lyon (1872-1936)
Mother: Kathryn Bellfield Lyon (1876-1957)
Mother: Kathryn Bellfield Lyon (1876-1957)
Siblings
Brother: Elliot Smith Lyon (1898-1957)
Sister: Dove Yost Lyon Shanks (1902-1998)
Sister: Daysie Louise Lyon Barnett (1904-1999)
Sister: Dove Yost Lyon Shanks (1902-1998)
Sister: Daysie Louise Lyon Barnett (1904-1999)
Spouse(s)
Margaret Lowry Morrow Lyon (1903-1963)
Married on 18 Jun. 1924
Married on 18 Jun. 1924
Children
3; unknown names
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Infantry
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
1st Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Retired Rank
Retired a Colonel
Postwar Life
Continued to serve
Occupation
Served in the Army his entire life
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Contributing Researchers
Andrew Wills
Files
Collection
Citation
“Lyon, Henry Yost,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 4, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/137.
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