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• School: Columbia College
• Class Year: 1922
• War: World War II
• Date of Death: April 28, 1945

Alfred Labori Lyons was killed in the line of duty when a Japanese kamikaze plane hit and crippled the auxiliary hospital ship USS Pinkney during the Battle of Okinawa. Forty-four Americans died in the attack.

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