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CHESTER GEORGE LYONS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 1, 1948 – February 20, 1971
Service recordChester George Lyons, of San Jose, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 20, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 125
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 1, 1948
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 20, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date February 20, 1971; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 50 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 125
- BRIAN WALLACE KONGFirst Lieutenant · February 20, 1971
- BENJAMIN KEALII MALABEYLance Corporal · February 20, 1971
- WILLIAM WALTER MALONESpecialist Four · February 20, 1971
- DAVID MURRAY MAYCaptain · February 20, 1971
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.