Pfc. George A. Lyall         

 

Mil# 38553582

Enlisted: 22 June 1943

 3rd Platoon, B. Company, 643rd TD BN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born: 16 September 1924    Place: Eagle Pass, TX

Died: 13 October 2019  Place: Canada

Buriel place: Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Miami, FL

 

 

Wife: Ingrid Lyall (Deliz)  Married:

Children: George Jr. and Victoria
Daughters from previous marriage: Laurie, Carrie and Kathy

 

Father: Alexander Lyall Jr.   Mother: Isabel Lyall (Riojas)

 

 

Awards

 

Purple Heart - Good Conduct Medal - WWII Victory Medal

 

                                                                     

 

European African Middle Eastern Service Medal

  3 Battle Stars"Ardennes-Rhineland-Central Europe"

 

 

 

 

             George (right) and two Army brothers (Unknown) in France (1944)

George's visit at Military Museum of Southern England (2016), Danbury, CT

(Former 643rd Tank Destroyer BN. Museum)

 

 

 

 

M. Masionneuve, the French Consul in Miami Government awarded George Lyall the prestigious Chevalier of the Legion d’ honneur medal. (2013)

France’s highest decoration in recognition for his valor in the liberation of France during World II.

(Pictures: Eastern TimeTables)

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