Edward F. Lyons, Jr.
Edward Francis Lyons Jr. was a World War II veteran who supported the prosecution of German war criminals. He served as an intelligence officer at a prisoner-of-war camp for Germans in OklahomaShepherd, Kelsey. (1996)"Finding Aid" Edward F. Lyons Jr. Records. Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Northeastern University Libraries, Boston MA. Accessed 16 October 2014 before joining the prosecution staff at the Borkum Island trial, a case involving the assault and execution of seven United States airmen. Early life Lyons was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 17, 1899. After graduating from Northeastern University Law School in 1921, he practiced law until 1933 at which time he was offered a position with the Home Owners' Loan Corporation of the US federal government. Lyons soon became the corporation’s assistant regional counsel for New York, New England and New Jersey, after which he began his army career. Army career Lyons was drafted in ...
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