Edward F. Lyons Jr.

Edward F. Lyons Jr.
Born17 September 1899
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S
Died28 December 1990(1990-12-28) (aged 91)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Army
RankCaptain
Alma materNortheastern University School of Law
Spouse(s)Mary E. Lyons (née Moloney)
Other work
  • Chief, Pentagon War Crimes Branch
  • Member, Security Screening Board
  • Member, Clemency and Parole Board for War Criminals

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 Oklahoma before joining the prosecution staff at the Borkum Island trial, a case involving the assault and execution of seven United States airmen.