Washington Post, The (DC) - November 24, 1988
Deceased Name: RETIRED NAVY REAR ADMIRAL JOHN J. LYNCH DIES AT 77
John Joseph Lynch, 77, a retired Navy rear admiral and a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer Nov. 21 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Washington.
Adm. Lynch was born in Boston and graduated from Boston College, where he also received a law degree. He joined the Navy in 1935 and became a bomber pilot. During World War II, he served in the Pacific with the 8th Bomber Squadron as a pilot of dive bombers and torpedo planes.
He received the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the Navy except for the Medal of Honor, after scoring a direct hit on an enemy cruiser during the Battle of Midway. He won the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking an enemy submarine during combat in the Solomon Islands. He also received the Legion of Merit.
During the war, Adm. Lynch had assignments aboard the Hornet, the Yorktown, the Wasp, the Franklin, and the Enterprise, all aircraft carriers. After the war, he attended the Naval War College.
He was transferred to the Washington area in 1947 and had assignments at the Pentagon. He commanded an aircraft carrier during the conflict in Korea and later was the naval attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
Adm. Lynch commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in 1960 and had various other land and sea duty during the 1960s. He was chief of staff of the U.S. strike command at McDill Air Force Base in Florida when he retired in 1970.
In retirement, he was deputy chairman of volunteers for the National Red Cross.
He was a member of the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association, the Tailhookers, an association of aviators who fly from aircraft carriers, the Association of Naval Aviation, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired), and the Military Order of the Carabao.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia B. Lynch of Washington; a stepson, Dr. Byron Charles Gwinn II of Las Vegas; a brother, Maurice Lynch, and two sisters, Nora Lynch and Katherine Clougherty, all of Boston, and four grandsons.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant John Joseph Lynch, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber of Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 6 June 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant Lynch participated in determined and effective bombing and strafing attacks on fleeing enemy Japanese forces, obtaining a successful hit on one of the enemy ships. His airmanship, courage and unwavering devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Deceased Name: RETIRED NAVY REAR ADMIRAL JOHN J. LYNCH DIES AT 77
John Joseph Lynch, 77, a retired Navy rear admiral and a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer Nov. 21 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Washington.
Adm. Lynch was born in Boston and graduated from Boston College, where he also received a law degree. He joined the Navy in 1935 and became a bomber pilot. During World War II, he served in the Pacific with the 8th Bomber Squadron as a pilot of dive bombers and torpedo planes.
He received the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the Navy except for the Medal of Honor, after scoring a direct hit on an enemy cruiser during the Battle of Midway. He won the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking an enemy submarine during combat in the Solomon Islands. He also received the Legion of Merit.
During the war, Adm. Lynch had assignments aboard the Hornet, the Yorktown, the Wasp, the Franklin, and the Enterprise, all aircraft carriers. After the war, he attended the Naval War College.
He was transferred to the Washington area in 1947 and had assignments at the Pentagon. He commanded an aircraft carrier during the conflict in Korea and later was the naval attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
Adm. Lynch commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in 1960 and had various other land and sea duty during the 1960s. He was chief of staff of the U.S. strike command at McDill Air Force Base in Florida when he retired in 1970.
In retirement, he was deputy chairman of volunteers for the National Red Cross.
He was a member of the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association, the Tailhookers, an association of aviators who fly from aircraft carriers, the Association of Naval Aviation, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired), and the Military Order of the Carabao.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia B. Lynch of Washington; a stepson, Dr. Byron Charles Gwinn II of Las Vegas; a brother, Maurice Lynch, and two sisters, Nora Lynch and Katherine Clougherty, all of Boston, and four grandsons.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant John Joseph Lynch, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber of Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 6 June 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant Lynch participated in determined and effective bombing and strafing attacks on fleeing enemy Japanese forces, obtaining a successful hit on one of the enemy ships. His airmanship, courage and unwavering devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Washington Post, The (DC) - November 24, 1988
Deceased Name: RETIRED NAVY REAR ADMIRAL JOHN J. LYNCH DIES AT 77
John Joseph Lynch, 77, a retired Navy rear admiral and a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer Nov. 21 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Washington.
Adm. Lynch was born in Boston and graduated from Boston College, where he also received a law degree. He joined the Navy in 1935 and became a bomber pilot. During World War II, he served in the Pacific with the 8th Bomber Squadron as a pilot of dive bombers and torpedo planes.
He received the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the Navy except for the Medal of Honor, after scoring a direct hit on an enemy cruiser during the Battle of Midway. He won the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking an enemy submarine during combat in the Solomon Islands. He also received the Legion of Merit.
During the war, Adm. Lynch had assignments aboard the Hornet, the Yorktown, the Wasp, the Franklin, and the Enterprise, all aircraft carriers. After the war, he attended the Naval War College.
He was transferred to the Washington area in 1947 and had assignments at the Pentagon. He commanded an aircraft carrier during the conflict in Korea and later was the naval attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
Adm. Lynch commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in 1960 and had various other land and sea duty during the 1960s. He was chief of staff of the U.S. strike command at McDill Air Force Base in Florida when he retired in 1970.
In retirement, he was deputy chairman of volunteers for the National Red Cross.
He was a member of the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association, the Tailhookers, an association of aviators who fly from aircraft carriers, the Association of Naval Aviation, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired), and the Military Order of the Carabao.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia B. Lynch of Washington; a stepson, Dr. Byron Charles Gwinn II of Las Vegas; a brother, Maurice Lynch, and two sisters, Nora Lynch and Katherine Clougherty, all of Boston, and four grandsons.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant John Joseph Lynch, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber of Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 6 June 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant Lynch participated in determined and effective bombing and strafing attacks on fleeing enemy Japanese forces, obtaining a successful hit on one of the enemy ships. His airmanship, courage and unwavering devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Deceased Name: RETIRED NAVY REAR ADMIRAL JOHN J. LYNCH DIES AT 77
John Joseph Lynch, 77, a retired Navy rear admiral and a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer Nov. 21 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Washington.
Adm. Lynch was born in Boston and graduated from Boston College, where he also received a law degree. He joined the Navy in 1935 and became a bomber pilot. During World War II, he served in the Pacific with the 8th Bomber Squadron as a pilot of dive bombers and torpedo planes.
He received the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the Navy except for the Medal of Honor, after scoring a direct hit on an enemy cruiser during the Battle of Midway. He won the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking an enemy submarine during combat in the Solomon Islands. He also received the Legion of Merit.
During the war, Adm. Lynch had assignments aboard the Hornet, the Yorktown, the Wasp, the Franklin, and the Enterprise, all aircraft carriers. After the war, he attended the Naval War College.
He was transferred to the Washington area in 1947 and had assignments at the Pentagon. He commanded an aircraft carrier during the conflict in Korea and later was the naval attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
Adm. Lynch commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in 1960 and had various other land and sea duty during the 1960s. He was chief of staff of the U.S. strike command at McDill Air Force Base in Florida when he retired in 1970.
In retirement, he was deputy chairman of volunteers for the National Red Cross.
He was a member of the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association, the Tailhookers, an association of aviators who fly from aircraft carriers, the Association of Naval Aviation, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired), and the Military Order of the Carabao.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia B. Lynch of Washington; a stepson, Dr. Byron Charles Gwinn II of Las Vegas; a brother, Maurice Lynch, and two sisters, Nora Lynch and Katherine Clougherty, all of Boston, and four grandsons.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant John Joseph Lynch, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber of Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 6 June 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant Lynch participated in determined and effective bombing and strafing attacks on fleeing enemy Japanese forces, obtaining a successful hit on one of the enemy ships. His airmanship, courage and unwavering devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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