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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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Edward F. Lyons, Jr. papers |
| Dates: | ca. 1917-1959 |
| Call Number: | M14 |
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Historical Note
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Edward F. Lyons, Jr. (EFL) was born in Boston, September 17, 1899. He earned a bachelor of law degree from Northeastern University in 1921 and passed the Massachusetts bar exam the same year. He was engaged in general practice until 1933 when he began working as an attorney with Home Owners Loan Corporation, an agency of the federal government.
In 1942 EFL entered the Army. He was commissioned a year later and served as an Intelligence Officer, 1943-45. During this time he was stationed in El Reno, Oklahoma, in a camp for German prisoners of war.
From May 1945 until April 1946 EFL was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany with the War Crimes Board, trial section. He was a member of the prosecution staff at the Borkum Island trial, a case involving the assault and murder of seven United States airmen.
EFL returned to the United States in 1946 and was discharged from active duty. He continued to work as a civilian employee in the War Crimes Branch, International Affairs Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General. His work included supporting the continuing prosecution of German war criminals and preparing materials relating to war crimes for use in training Army officers. He became a member of the Security Screening Board in 1955 and the Clemency and Parole Board for War Criminals in 1957. In 1954 EFL took the position of chief, plans and policy section of the War Crimes Branch, Judge Advocate General Office. He was chief of the War Crimes Branch in 1959 when he retired. |
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