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Personal info

Full name
LYNCH, John James
Date of birth
14 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36688599
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Tendon, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 19 5

Immediate family

Members
David J. Lynch Sr. (father)
Margaret M. (Sullivan) Lynch (mother)
Margaret M. Lynch (sister)
David J. Lynch Jr. (brother)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://36th-id.frb.io/, 142ndaar-.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy