Age 21 - From Hanover, Pennsylvania
Killed in action February 1, 1969 - Binh Duong, South Viet Nam

INFORMATION FOUND AT VIETNAM VETERANS

MEMORIAL FUND WEBSITE (www.vvmf.org)

LEE FRANCIS LINCH
is honored on Panel 33W, Row 34 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: LEE FRANCIS LINCH
Wall Name: LEE F LINCH
Date of Birth: 11/12/1947
Date of Casualty: 2/1/1969
Home of Record: HANOVER
State: PA
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SP4
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: BINH DUONG



MEMORIAL POSTED AT VIETNAM VETERANS

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Lee was the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Marlett L. Linch of Hanover, PA. They were told by the Defense Department that their son, as a member of the 25th Infantry, 25th Military Police Company, was fatally injured while on patrol about 60 miles southwest of Saigon when his jeep struck a land mine. Prior to his induction into the Army on May 17, 1968, Lee was employed at the Westinghouse Electric Aero-Space plant in Glen Burnie, MD. He received his basic training at Fort Dix, NJ and Camp Gordon, GA and left for duty in Vietnam on October 7, 1968.

At the time of this posting, both of Lee's parents are deceased.

[This information was excerpted from a Memorial Obituary published by The Gazette and Daily, York, PA on February 6, 1969]

Posted by: Joel Ruths
Wednesday, November 6, 2002

CASUALTY RECORD FOR LEE FRANCIS LINCH
FROM WWW.NO-QUARTER.ORG
(http://www.no-quarter.org/gui/detail.php?ID=30637)

GENERAL/PERSONAL
Home: Hanover, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 1947-11-12
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Married/Single: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
Citizen: Yes

MILITARY
Service: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 51918572
Component: Selective Service
Grade: E4
MOS: 95B20
Length of Service: 00
Start of Tour: 1968-10-06

CASUALTY
Casualty Date: 1969-02-01
Casualty Type: Hostile, Died Wounds
Reason Other: Explosive Device
Air or Ground: Ground Casualty
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
Posthumous Promotion: No change
Body Recovered: Body recovered
Location on The Wall: Panel 33W - Row 034
RefNo: 19491
Processed Date: 6902

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