Matthew Lyons

Matthew Lyons received the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with six bronze battle stars, the Victory Medal and Occupation of Germany Medal. As a member of the 397th AAA Battalion, he received both a Presidential Unit Citation for D-Day and the Belgium Fourra geve for defense of Belgium in the Battle of the Bulges. He was a member of Battery 'C' of the 397th.