Name:
Raymond B. Lynch
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
23rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1943-04-26
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
O
Row:
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Comments:
Raymond B. Lynch was born on February 27, 1921. He served in the 23rd Fighter Group as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on April 26, 1943 at the age of 22 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. His name is Raymon on his headstone.
Ssgt Lynch was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.