William Joseph Lyons
| Era | Cold War |
|---|---|
| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Rank | Senior Chief Petty Officer |
| Wall | G |
| Wall Side | 3 |
| Row | 1 |
| Plaque Number | 44 |
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/4 Bronze Stars, Navy Good Conduct w/Silver Star, Navy Expeditionary, National Defense Service, Armed Forces Expeditionary w/Gold Star, Vietnam Service w/3 Bronze Stars, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign w/Device
Bill served on USS Enterprise CVN-65 with VF-102 Diamondbacks during Nuclear Task Force One's world cruise and later with distinction making three P-3 Orion Vietnam deployments.
William Lyons
· 1956 - 1962 Worked on Fighter and Attack Aircraft aboard Aircraft Carriers
· 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
o 1964 Nuclear Task Force One, USS Enterprise CVN 65
o Around the World
· 1970 - 1972 Vietnam
o Flying P3 Orion
o Hunting Submarines
o Chasing all ships
§ Keeping Supplies from the Viet Cong
· 1974 Member of COMNAVAIR PAC Staff
· 1976 Retired as a Naval Aviation Senior Chief
o 22 Years Service
· 1976 Transferred to In-Active Fleet Reserve
o 30 Total Years Served
Plaque Wall Map
