Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Arnold E. Lyon
Press Release | Feb. 26, 2025
USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Lyon, A.)
WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Arnold E. Lyon, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 21, 2023.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Lyon was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS West Virginia sustained multiple torpedo hits, but timely counter-flooding measures taken by the crew prevented it from capsizing, and it came to rest on the shallow harbor floor. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 106 crewmen, including Lyon.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Lyon’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.