Charles Lyman
Charles Reed Bishop Lyman (born August 20, 1888 in Kukaiau Hamakua , Hawaii , † April 15, 1981 in Pennsbury , Pennsylvania ) was an American brigadier general who served as a commander during World War II in the Pacific War.
Life
Lyman, son of the missionary Rufus Anderson Lyman, entered the US Army and completed his military training at the US Military Academy in Westpoint in 1913 . During the First World War he served as an officer in the infantry .
After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he became the commander in charge of implementing martial law in the Hawaiian Islands. He later took part in the Pacific War and served, among others, in Operation Reckless in New Guinea , the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Luzon .
In 1944 he became brigadier general and command of the combat troops of the 32nd US Infantry Division. Lyman was the second Hawaiian to be promoted to brigadier general in the US Army after his older brother Albert Kuali Lyman . After Japan's surrender in August 1945, he participated in the signing of Yamashita Tomoyuki's surrender in Baguio .
He retired in 1946 and then founded Maui Meadow Farm, a horse breeding business in Pennsylvania. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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| SURNAME | Lyman, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyman, Charles Reed Bishop (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American brigadier general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kukaiau Hamakua , Hawaii |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1981 |
| Place of death | Pennsbury , Pennsylvania |