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James
Richard
Lynch
1922-01-21

–

2016-04-10

Born:

San Bernito County

, 

California

Home:

Tracy

, 

California

Buried: 

Dutch Flat

, 

California

Cemetery:

Dutch Flat Cemetery

James Lynch graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1944. He retired with disability from his war wounds in 1946 as a U.S. Army First Lieutenant. He then attended medical school at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Thereafter, he taught family practice at Contra Costa County Hospital for 17 years. He worked at Delta Memorial Emergency Room for 10 years, retiring in 1987.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    February 1945
    Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 212 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) James Richard Lynch, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against the enemy in France, in February 1945. Second Lieutenant Lynch made a combat jump against German forces in the Alsace area of France, during which he was severely wounded by a land mine. In spite of these wounds, he led his forces against the enemy and succeeded in capturing a number of German prisoners. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Second Lieutenant Lynch, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.