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LYNCH, Archie Dale - Date of
birth
21 December 1915 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Springview, Keya Paha County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37693884 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 October 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hawley A. Lynch (father)
Lucy (Franklin) Lynch (mother)
Percy H. Lynch (brother)
Dorothy H. Lynch (wife)
Charlotte K. Lynch (daughter)
Carol S. Lunch (daughter)
Garnet R. Lynch (daughter)
More information
Pvt Archie D. Lynch attended high school for four years and was employed with the Cass County Board of Supervisors before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 31 March 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa WWII Bonus Case File / Madsen Lynch Anker Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, Atlantic, Iowa