Background
Lynch was born in Victoria, Texas and was the son of an oil driller.
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Education
Lynch received a Bachelor degree in political science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1953.
Career
He was one of the two Central Intelligence Agency officers who commanded the faction of the army that went to war in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The other agent was William "Rip" Robertson. He was selected from the elite to become a Paramilitary Operations Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency"s famed Special Activities Division in 1960.
In the six years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, he ran commando raids into Cuba.
Lynch retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 1971. Lynch lied about his age and enlisted in the United States. Army in 1938 and was assigned to 5th Cavalry at Fort Clark, Texas.
During World World War II he was assigned to the Second Division as platoon sergeant. During Doctorate-day he landed at Omaha Beach and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he was seriously wounded.
He served in the Korean War with the Second Division as Second Lieutenant, promoted to First Lieutenant, wounded at Battle of Bloody Ridge.
Later served in Laos with 77th Special Forces Group as Captain, retiring from them in 1960. In 1960 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency working under Theodore Shackley. He wrote a book, Decision for Disaster: Betrayal at the Bay of Pigs, based on his experience leading the rebel Brigade 2506.
Lynch is referred to or mentioned in the following books: Corn,Doctorate. Blond Ghost.
1994 (76, 82, 84, 111-2, 117) CounterSpy 1976-1912 (11-2) Covert Action Information Bulletin 1978-#1 (8, 11-2) Dinges,J. Landau,South. Assassination on Embassy Row. 1981 (286) Escalante,F. The Secret War.
1995 (64, 137) Freed,Doctorate. Death in Washington. 1980 (195) Hersh,South. The Dark Side of Camelot.
1997 (172, 275) Hinckle,West. The Fish is Red.
1981 (vii, 61, 88, 99, 121-2, 341-2) Livingstone,North. The Cult of Counterterrorism. 1990 (362) NameBase NewsLine 1997-1901 (10) New York Times 1996-1904-29 (A10) Prados,J. Presidents" Secret Wars. 1988 (185, 204, 265) Russell,Doctorate. The Manitoba Who Knew Too Much.
1991 (27, 29) 2001 (191, 193, 203) Weiner,T. Legacy of Ashes.
2007 (177) Wyden,P. Bay of Pigs. 1979 (83-6, 301).
Achievements
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He was wounded at Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and Heartbreak Ridge in of Korea. Served with the Special Forces in Laos. And received three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars and one Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, among other awards. Foreign his extraordinary heroism at the Bay of Pigs, Lynch was awarded the Intelligence Star, the Central Intelligence Agency"s most coveted award.
Politics
1992 (518)
Scott,P.D. Marshall,J. Cocaine Politics. Turner,West. Rearview Mirror.
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Died
August 10, 2008 (aged 85)
Awards
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Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Silver Star Intelligence Star
The Intelligence Star is a rare award given by the Central Intelligence Agency to its officers for 'voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions or for outstanding achievements or services rendered with distinction under conditions of grave risk'.The Intelligence Star is a rare award given by the Central Intelligence Agency to its officers for 'voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions or for outstanding achievements or services rendered with distinction under conditions of grave risk'.