Frank Lyons army posts in the american navy/cavalry?

Magnus457

I’m trying to find information about my mothers grandfathers army posts. I Would be very thankful if someone could help me.  I am looking forward to hear from you in the above matter. His name was Frank Lyon and he was born at Stockholm, Sweden on november 11 November, 1866. His name was at that time Frans August Lejon.

He emigrated to the United States on November 5 1884. He resided 29 years, uninterruptedly, in the United States from 1884 to 1913 at different army posts during the whole period. But where? And what kind of posts.

I think that he has been Hospital Corpsman at an american armybase at the Philippines. Not physician that my mother has told me.

I know also that he was training and competing with horses at the Philppines. He loved horses.

He passed away in Stockholm 25 June 1952. 

(Frank Lyon 1948)

Best regards,

Magnus Jonsson

Yvonnewedgworth

I found a Frank Lyon US Veterans Administration Master Indedx, 1917-1940 on Ancestry.com

Details: Frank Lyon, Military Service, Birth date: 11 Nov 1866: Residence Place: Stockholm Sweden: Death Date: 25 June 1952

This is pretty much the same information you have found. But if I have a little more information I find more. What was his wife's name and where did he die?

SerraNola

@Magnus457 Are you near a FamilySearch Center? If so, you can access Fold3 in their Premium Content databases. Fold3 is a subscription website for military records. Here is what I found for Frank Lyon, but I urge you to access the original images of these documents from the Register of Army Enlistments:

Frank Lyon, enlisted 4 March 1889 in New York, by Capt. Boyle, occupation Fireman, 20th Infantry, Company C, Fort Buford, North Dakota

Frank Lyon, transferred to Hospital Corps, 24 April 1890, 20th Infantry, Fort Assiniboine, Montana, Pvt-"Excellent"

Frank Lyon, Discharged 3 June 1892, Pvt "Very Good"

Frank Lyon, Hospital Corpsman, Re-enlisted 1 July 1893 at Presidio San Francisco, Ca, by Lt. Col. Middleton, Occupation (see below)

Frank Lyon, Discharged 30 June 1898, Expiration of service, at Tampa, Florida, Pvt "Excellent"

Frank Lyon, Enlisted 22 June 1905, Discharged 29 June 1908 at Manilla, Philippines, Expiration of Service, Sgt.,"Excellent"

SerraNola

@Magnus457 The army base in the Philippines was Fort William McKinley.

SerraNola

@Magnus457 One more thing--There were other Frank Lyon's, but all of the above were born in about 1867 (calculated from age) in Stockholm Sweden.

RobertWessel

@Magnus457

@SerraNola

Baymen (from Wikipedia) - " Previously, corpsmen were commonly referred to as loblolly boys, a term borrowed from the Royal Navy, and a reference to the daily ration of porridge fed to the sick. The nickname was in common use for so many years that it was finally officially recognized by the Navy Regulations of 1814. In coming decades, the title of the enlisted medical assistant would change several times—from loblolly boy, to nurse (1861), and finally to bayman (1876)."

The complete article is located at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_corpsman

Apparently, Frank Lyon spent some time with the Navy. It looks like his entire career was spent as a medical-type in both the Army and the Navy.

He might have a CMSR (Compiled Military Service Record) at the National Archives. He seems to have served during the Spanish-American War and/or the Philippine Insurrection. You can learn about searching for, and ordering copies of, his records at the following website:

Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection

https://www.archives.gov/research/military/spanish-american-war

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Happy Hunting!

Magnus457

Thank you very, very much for your feedback, SerraNola!

Very interesting reading for me. It means a lot for me and my relatives. You have made my day (or month).😄

My uncle has, by the way, told me that his grandfather (Frank Lyon) had his army post at the Philippines for 15-20 years. Now I know that’s not true.

I’ve also been wondering for a long time how he could be such a skilled and succesful horserider at the horseracetracks at the Philippines being a Hospital Corpsman at an Naval armybase. Now I know that he had several army post i the US and the possibilities to train on the horseback.

I’m going to send a mail to the FamilySearch Center in Stockholm to ask if i can get even more information.

Best regards,

Magnus Jonsson

Magnus457

Answer to Yvonne Wedgeworth:

Frank Lyon passed away in Stockholm (S:t Göran) the 25 June in 1952 after he had been hit by a policecar after visiting a horsetrack in Stockholm (Ulrikadal). He visited the horsetrack together with a policeman (a friend).

He married Sigrid Mathilda Österberg the 10 June in 1914 in Stockholm (Johannes). Sigrid and Frank had two children (my grandmother Jane, born 1915 and her sister Maud, born 1919. The little blond girl in the Photo is my mother Anne Charlotte.

Frank Lyon was a employee of the the american legation in Stockholm untill he retired (about 14 years later).

And I’m posting this comment just a few hundred meters away from the american legation/embassy where Frank Lyon was a employee.

SerraNola

@Magnus457 I would like to have thanked Frank Lyon for his service to this country. Loved the photo. Thanks for sharing!

Also, I discovered the Register of Army Enlistments can also be found on Ancestry.com. Find it here. Do an exact search for "Frank Lyon", born in Sweden. You will be able to track all the places he was sent during his service in the army.

SerraNola

If you don't have access to Ancestry, go to a FamilySearch Center. Finding these records on ancestry is a little easier than on Fold3 that I mentioned earlier.

Magnus457

I would be very grateful if I could get helped with the following: 

In Frank Lyons ”Enlistmentdocuments” for Presidio, San Francisco (1893) i

I can read that his Occupation is Bayman. Is Bayman another word for Fisher? What does the two, three letters after Bayman mean? The first letter is a u? What’s your opinion SerraNola?

Is it permitted to attach some photos in my digital familytree from Fort Assinniboine (Cavalry Inspection, Married Officers House, Buffalo Soldiers)? I found those photos on Montana State University's Website.

With Grateful Regards from a windy and sunny Stockholm,

Magnus Jonsson

Magnus457

Thank you very much for your knowledgeble feedback on my questions.