Technician Fifth Grade Richard John Lynch grave marker photo

World War II
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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