Edward Eugene Lyon (August 08, 1871 – November 18, 1931) was a United States Army Private awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on 13 May 1899. Private Lyon was part of the Young's Scouts, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Regiment. He later became a police Sergeant.
Private Lyon is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood, California.
Rank and Organization: Private, Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Place and Date: At San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 13 May 1899. Entered Service At: Amboy, Wash. Birth: Hixton, Wis. Date of Issue: 24 January 1906.
Citation:
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into 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.
