World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Ramsey
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Circumstances:
Killed in action in Germany
Biography:
Richard John Lynch was born in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota on April 9, 1923, to John Perry Lynch and Maryanna Pederson Yde. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 26, 1943, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. He married Ruth Skahi and they lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Technician Fifth Grade Lynch was killed in action on February 25, 1945, in Germany and is buried in Grave 7880, Block 3, Section C, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave