Lemnitzer, Lyman Louis, born on 29-08-1899 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. , a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. At his older brother’s urging, he entered the US Military Academy, After receiving his high school diploma, General Lemnitzer attended West Point Military Academy, visited by the webmaster
where he graduated in 1920 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. His active military duty commenced in the Philippines where he served with his battery and began to advance through the military ranks. After leaving the Philippines, Lemnitzer met and married his wife, Katherine Mead Tryon in 1923.
anfd the couple had one son and one daughter. Lois “Sparky” Lemnitzer Simpson (1926–2006)
, She married Colonel Henry Simpson in 1959, in Washington DC, they divorced in 1967. She never re-married and had no children. The son was William Lyman Lemnitzer (1928–2014).
William Lyman Lemnitzer who also became a West Point General, at the age 85) passed away peacefully at his home on Thanksgiving Day, 27-11-2014. He was born at West Point, New York on 10-12-1928. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1951 with honors. In 1956, he earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Chemistry from Columbia University, New York. General Lemnitzer had a very distinguished military career. While on leave from Germany, he met and soon married Lydia A. Berrios,
daughter of Colonel Jose and Monsita Berrios.
He served in various Command assignments in Korea, Europe and Vietnam. His many awards include the Distinguished Service Medal,
Legion of Merit with Oak leaf cluster,
and Bronze Star.
After being medically retired in 1974 from the Army, he worked for several companies to include General Research Corporation. He also worked at home on many scientific projects which included receiving a grant from the Department of Energy for his research on Cold Fusion Energy. General Lemnitzer enjoyed his home in Arlington of over 45 years. He loved to travel, fish, and feed his squirrels. Most importantly, he loved to be with his family.
General Lemnitzer Sr. returned to West Point in 1926 to teach physics, mechanics, and hydraulics. He then returned to his own schooling at the Army War College where he graduated in 1940 and was shortly later promoted to major. This education helped to prepare Lemnitzer as a planner during the time period before World War II. During World War II, General Lemnitzer played an important role in the strategy used by the allied forces, especially in the invasions of Northern Africa and Sicily. After these crucial victories, Lemnitzer was promoted to one of the top leaders of the allied forces Mediterranean campaign where he served until the end of the war. After World War II concluded, Lemnitzer was assigned to the Joint Strategic Survey Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was later named Deputy Commandant of the National War College. During the Korean War, he was placed in command of the 7thInfantry Division in 1951 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and received the Korean Service Medal at the age of 51. Lemnitzer here at manouvers of the US 24th Infantry Division near Munich, 3.8.1963, with the Cahirman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Davenport Taylor,
former commander of the famous 101 Airborne Division
during WW2.
Lemnitzer felt that many of the United States’ future conflicts would be through coalitions so he pushed for a more unified system with European nations, straying away from the typical isolation system Americans were accustomed to. Shortly before the end of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency, the president appointed Lemnitzer to the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he began to oversee the production of the American nuclear program. In 1963, Lemnitzer was chosen by President John F. Kennedy
to become the supreme commander of NATO. During his time as supreme commander, Lemnitzer navigated NATO through several intense political situations including the Cold War and the Greek and Turkish conflict over possession of Cyprus. General Lemnitzer served as NATO supreme commander until 1969, when he retired from military duty after an illustrious career. During his career of nearly fifty years, Lemnitzer obtained many prestigious military awards including the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, and the Silver Star, as well as several other awards both foreign and domestic
.
After his retirement, Lemnitzer was appointed to the Rockefeller Commission, which examined a possible conspiracy with the CIA’s involvement with the Kennedy assassination.
Death and burial ground Lemnitzer, Lyman Louis.





General Lyman Lemnitzer died of kidney problems on 12-11-1988, old age 89, in Washington D.C. He was buried with his wife Katherine, born Tryon, who died old age in 1994, in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 30, along side his wife, Katherine.


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