Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
LYNCH, Andrew B Jr - Date of
birth
21 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13028948 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
585th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Guisse, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrew B. Lynch Sr. (father)
Catherine C. (Welsh) Lynch (mother)
Catherine Lynch (sister)
Mary Lynch (sister)
John Lynch (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-96057 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Kitten
Destination: Saarbrücken, Germany
More information
S/Sgt Andrew B. Lynch Jr. joined the Regular Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 September 1941.He attended high school for 2 years and was a shipping and receiving clerk.
Statement:
"On December 2, 1944, my father Herchel E. Palmer and his crew were on a bombing mission over the area of Saarbrücken Germany. Bad weather was a factor on the return flight and they were directed to bases in France and Belgium. The plane crashed somewhere in France and all were killed except for S/Sgt George Wolff. He died of injuries of December 10, 1944. My name is Sylvia Work."
S/Sgt Lynch was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / John Lynch Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2buddies.com/BG394.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy