Contributed by Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum
Description
Capt. Henry W. (Harry) Lyon of Paris Hill in uniform during World War II.
Lyon had been a seaman, ship captain, and World War I Navy Reserve officer. He was the navigator aboard the Southern Cross, which made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
In World War II he was given command of the War Shipping Administration cargo vessel USS James G. Blaine.
About This Item
- Title: Capt. Henry W. Lyon Jr., Paris Hill, ca. 1942
- Creator: V. Akers Studio, Norway
- Creation Date: circa 1942
- Subject Date: circa 1942
- Location: Paris, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 22.8 cm x 17.7 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Lyon, Henry Ware--Portrait photographs
- Southern Cross (Airplane)
- Transpacific flights
- Flight navigators
- Ship captains
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(207) 743-2980
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