His obituary is available at http://www.usna.com/NC/History/ClassOf1940/L.htm#24
His only sibling was Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman III, buried at USNA, Memorial # 58497839
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Washington Post obit
IRVINE LYMAN Marine Colonel
Andrew Irvine Lyman, 81, a retired Marine colonel who served in two wars and later went into the steamship business, died of multiple organ failure Jan. 19 at Reston Hospital.
Col. Lyman, who was born in Washington, attended Severn and Bullis preparatory schools and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received a naval commission in 1940 and during World War II served as a commanding officer of an anti-aircraft artillery unit in the South and Central Pacific islands.
His post-World War II assignments included service on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served in the Vietnam War as chief of staff of the Third Marine Division. Among his military honors was the Legion of Merit.
He retired from the military in 1967, then worked as a director of operations for a steamship business in Vietnam and Bangkok. He retired again in 1977 and settled in Sterling in 1996.
His marriage to Miriam Farrington Lyman ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Frances Lyman of Sterling; four children from his first marriage, Pamela Farrington Lyman of Santa Rosa, Calif., Marianne Lyman Buyrn of Chesapeake, Va., retired Marine Col. Charles H. Lyman IV of Alexandria and David A. Lyman of Seattle; five grandchildren; and a great grandson.
Contributor: NEIL O'CONNOR (48663429) • [email protected]
His only sibling was Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman III, buried at USNA, Memorial # 58497839
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Washington Post obit
IRVINE LYMAN Marine Colonel
Andrew Irvine Lyman, 81, a retired Marine colonel who served in two wars and later went into the steamship business, died of multiple organ failure Jan. 19 at Reston Hospital.
Col. Lyman, who was born in Washington, attended Severn and Bullis preparatory schools and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received a naval commission in 1940 and during World War II served as a commanding officer of an anti-aircraft artillery unit in the South and Central Pacific islands.
His post-World War II assignments included service on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served in the Vietnam War as chief of staff of the Third Marine Division. Among his military honors was the Legion of Merit.
He retired from the military in 1967, then worked as a director of operations for a steamship business in Vietnam and Bangkok. He retired again in 1977 and settled in Sterling in 1996.
His marriage to Miriam Farrington Lyman ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Frances Lyman of Sterling; four children from his first marriage, Pamela Farrington Lyman of Santa Rosa, Calif., Marianne Lyman Buyrn of Chesapeake, Va., retired Marine Col. Charles H. Lyman IV of Alexandria and David A. Lyman of Seattle; five grandchildren; and a great grandson.
Contributor: NEIL O'CONNOR (48663429) • [email protected]
His obituary is available at http://www.usna.com/NC/History/ClassOf1940/L.htm#24
His only sibling was Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman III, buried at USNA, Memorial # 58497839
*******************
Washington Post obit
IRVINE LYMAN Marine Colonel
Andrew Irvine Lyman, 81, a retired Marine colonel who served in two wars and later went into the steamship business, died of multiple organ failure Jan. 19 at Reston Hospital.
Col. Lyman, who was born in Washington, attended Severn and Bullis preparatory schools and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received a naval commission in 1940 and during World War II served as a commanding officer of an anti-aircraft artillery unit in the South and Central Pacific islands.
His post-World War II assignments included service on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served in the Vietnam War as chief of staff of the Third Marine Division. Among his military honors was the Legion of Merit.
He retired from the military in 1967, then worked as a director of operations for a steamship business in Vietnam and Bangkok. He retired again in 1977 and settled in Sterling in 1996.
His marriage to Miriam Farrington Lyman ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Frances Lyman of Sterling; four children from his first marriage, Pamela Farrington Lyman of Santa Rosa, Calif., Marianne Lyman Buyrn of Chesapeake, Va., retired Marine Col. Charles H. Lyman IV of Alexandria and David A. Lyman of Seattle; five grandchildren; and a great grandson.
Contributor: NEIL O'CONNOR (48663429) • [email protected]
His only sibling was Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman III, buried at USNA, Memorial # 58497839
*******************
Washington Post obit
IRVINE LYMAN Marine Colonel
Andrew Irvine Lyman, 81, a retired Marine colonel who served in two wars and later went into the steamship business, died of multiple organ failure Jan. 19 at Reston Hospital.
Col. Lyman, who was born in Washington, attended Severn and Bullis preparatory schools and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received a naval commission in 1940 and during World War II served as a commanding officer of an anti-aircraft artillery unit in the South and Central Pacific islands.
His post-World War II assignments included service on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served in the Vietnam War as chief of staff of the Third Marine Division. Among his military honors was the Legion of Merit.
He retired from the military in 1967, then worked as a director of operations for a steamship business in Vietnam and Bangkok. He retired again in 1977 and settled in Sterling in 1996.
His marriage to Miriam Farrington Lyman ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Frances Lyman of Sterling; four children from his first marriage, Pamela Farrington Lyman of Santa Rosa, Calif., Marianne Lyman Buyrn of Chesapeake, Va., retired Marine Col. Charles H. Lyman IV of Alexandria and David A. Lyman of Seattle; five grandchildren; and a great grandson.
Contributor: NEIL O'CONNOR (48663429) • [email protected]
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COL US MARINE CORPS; WORLD WAR II; KOREA; VIETNAM
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