Lyness, Paul
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1918-November 27, 2014 - 2014-11-27
Biography
Chronology:
- 1918
- born in Kansas to Arthur Shireman Lyness and Sarah Minerva Lyness
- ca. 1940
- married Mary Ethel Kaspar Lyness
- ca. February 13, 1942
- started working as communications analyst for Office of War Information
- ca. November 12, 1942
- finished working as communications analyst for Office of War Information
- December 1, 1942
- started Harvard Naval Training School
- May 29, 1943
- finished Harvard Naval Training School
- August 16, 1943
- started serving on Intrepid, which was under Captain Thomas Sprague’s command, as an ensign in the Communications Department
- January 31- February 3, 1944
- Battle of Kwajalein
- February 16–17, 1944
- Operation Hailstone
- April 1, 1944
- finished serving on Intrepid
- started serving at Fleet Air, Alameda (California), which was under Captain/Rear Admiral Sprague’s command
- July 28, 1944
- became Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Sprague
- finished serving at Naval Air Station Alameda
- August 13, 1944
- started serving in Carrier Division 22, still as Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Sprague, who commanded the Carrier Division with USS Sangamon as his flagship
- September 15, 1944
- Battle of Morotai begins
- October 23-26, 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
- December 1944-January 18, 1945
- USS Sangamon was dry docked for repairs and alterations at Puget Sound Navy Yard
- January 18, 1945
- finished serving as Flag Lieutenant. to Rear Admiral Sprague in Carrier Division 22
- March 1, 1945
- started serving as Assistant for RPS Publications in the Registered Publications Section of the Naval Communication Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- December 10, 1945
- finished serving as Assistant for RPS Publications in the Registered Publications Section of the Naval Communication Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- December 18, 1945
- started serving as Assistant Registered Publication Issuing Officer at the Registered Publication Issuing Office (RPIO), a division of the Communications department at Headquarters, Caribbean Sea Frontier and Tenth Naval District in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- May 28, 1946
- finished serving as Assistant Registered Publication Issuing Officer at the Registered Publication Issuing Office (RPIO), a division of the Communications department at Headquarters, Caribbean Sea Frontier and Tenth Naval District in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Summer of 1947
- returned to civilian life
- August 1948
- was in temporary extended training duty with the Ninth Naval District Reserve Electronic Warfare Program Office at Great Lakes, Illinois
- November 27, 2014
- passed away
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Paul Lyness Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2015.62
Abstract
The Paul Lyness papers document Lyness’s World War II government and U.S. Navy positions, including his service on USS Intrepid. They reflect his work with Captain/Rear Admiral Thomas Sprague both on Intrepid and during Sprague’s command of Carrier Division 22.
The collection contains general reference material on each position, such as rosters of officers and organizational charts, and also contains numerous undated handwritten notes and reminiscences, such as one on the Crossing the...
Dates:
ca. February 13, 1942–2007