Lest We Forget
Name: Quillard F. Lyons War: Vietnam War
Rank: SP-4 Serial number: 15 895 586 Branch: U. S. Army
Unit: Troop C, 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry, American Division
Circumstance: The official report does not mention a particular battle but states that while he was driving a military vehicle he “hit a hostile mine”
Decorations: Award of Valor
Date born: January 10, 1945 Place born: DeRidder, LA
Date died: April 13, 1968
Place died: Quang Tin, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
How died: “Hostile mine”
Place buried: Community Cemetery, DeRidder, LA
Home place: 125 Elm Street, DeRidder, LA
School(s): George Washington Carver High School and Southern University at Baton Rouge
Affiliations: Methodist-Bethel A.M.E. Church – (Military Index states “Evangelical Covenant”)
Interests: Drawing Spouse: None Children: None
Parents: Mrs. Thelma Bridges (mother) and Mrs. Rose German (guardian) are listed
Siblings: No siblings
Comments: Nickname: “’Buttercup’” to all who loved and knew him, “especially the Thomas family”
Data provided by: His cousin, Cynthia Marie Taylor, 1008 North St., DeRidder, LA
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