Edward F. Lyons Jr.


Edward F. Lyons Jr.
Born17 September 1899
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S
Died28 December 1990(1990-12-28) (aged 91)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
RankCaptain
Alma materNortheastern University School of Law
Spouse(s)Mary E. Lyons (née Moloney)
Other work
  • Chief, Pentagon War Crimes Branch
  • Member, Security Screening Board
  • Member, Clemency and Parole Board for War Criminals

Edward Francis Lyons Jr. was a World War II veteran who supported the prosecution of German war criminals.[1] He served as an intelligence officer at a prisoner-of-war camp for Germans in Oklahoma[2] before joining the prosecution staff at the Borkum Island trial, a case involving the assault and execution of seven United States airmen.[3]

  1. ^ "Edward F. Lyons, 91 was War Crimes Prosecutor". Boston Globe. No. 3. Boston, MA. 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ^ Shepherd, Kelsey. (1996). "Finding Aid". Edward F. Lyons Jr. Records. Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Northeastern University Libraries, Boston MA. Accessed 16 October 2014
  3. ^ Long, Bill (27 February 1946). "'Death March' Nazis on Trial". The Stars and Stripes. p. 2.