Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Edward Eugene Lyon
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
With 11 other scouts without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Amboy, Clark County, Washington
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 24, 1906
- Born: August 8, 1871, Hixton, Jackson County, WI, United States
- Died: November 18, 1931, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Buried: Hollywood Cemetery (Columbarium W wall-6-5), Hollywood, CA, United States