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an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-38 Fighter
Airplane in the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force, in action near Buna, New Guinea, on 27 December 1942. Captain Lynch was leading a patrol flight of four P-38 planes when a formation of eight to ten enemy dive-bombers accompanied by fifteen to twenty fighter aircraft approached. The pilots of his flight were inexperienced and the P-38 as yet untried in combat in this area. Despite the odds, Captain Lynch led his flight in a determined attack. He succeeded in breaking the enemy formation and in preventing the enemy dive-bombers from reaching their objective. He shot down two planes, while others in his flight accounted for five. Because of Captain Lynch's daring and effective attack, other flights of our aircraft in the vicinity were enabled to attack the scattered enemy, and to shoot down six more and damage another. This engagement greatly heightened the combat spirit of Captain Lynch's squadron. Captain Lynch's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 5th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
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flight. On 16 June Lt. Lynch was jumped by 2 Zeros. He managed to break away, only to be attacked by 4 more. He eventually shook off his pursuers but was unable to coax his heavily damaged P-39 back to base. Lynch was forced to bail out at 800 ft off the coast of Port
Moresby, breaking his arm in the process of exiting the cockpit.
344:, May 1943, in front of squadron commander Thomas J. Lynch's P-38 number 10. Kneeling, left to right: Captain Charles P. O'Sullivan, Captain Thomas J. Lynch, 1st Lieutenant Kenneth C. Sparks. Standing, left to right: Captain Richard C. Suehr, 1st Lieutenant John H. Lane, 1st Lieutenant Stanley O. Andrews.
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The
President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Thomas Joseph Lynch, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against
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on New Guinea's frontline, operating under difficult weather conditions and engaging enemy pilots flying the faster and more maneuverable Zero. On 20 May, Lynch claimed his first two victories. A third followed on 26 May, while Lynch and other pilots from the squadron escorted a troop transport
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harbor. After setting one on fire on their first pass, they returned for a second pass when Lynch's P-38 was hit in the engine. Lynch's plane began to burn and he bailed out too close to the ground for his parachute to deploy. His remains were never found.
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241:. Lynch claimed two more victories in late December to become an ace. He became commander of the squadron in March 1943. By October Lynch had 16 victories. He went back to his hometown of
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In June 1942, the squadron was selected to become the first Fifth Air Force P-38 squadron, and after reequipping with the new aircraft was back in combat from
November, operating out of
428:. Bong and Lynch were allowed to "free-lance" for the next months. On 10 February 1944, Lynch claimed a victory in the Wewak area. On 15 February Lynch covered Bong while he downed a
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On 6 January 1943, P-38s from the squadron bombed a
Japanese reinforcement convoy bound for Lae. Lynch claimed a possible bomb hit on one ship. Lynch downed a Ki-43 while escorting
280:, where he was undefeated in intramural boxing and joined ROTC and the Scabbard and Blade, a military honor society. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 1940.
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After this mission, Lynch was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He claimed two more victories on 3 March. Lynch claimed his twentieth and last victory on 5 March.
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Lynch downed three
Japanese planes while flying the P-39, and in June the squadron (now redesignated the 39th Fighter Squadron) was selected to be the first
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413:. On 16 September he claimed his sixteenth victory. Lynch took a 30-day leave in October, marrying his college girlfriend, Rosemary Fullen, in
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Nicks on 20 August. On 21 August, he downed another
Japanese aircraft. Lynch became one of the first in the South West Pacific to shoot down a
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245:, and married. Returning to the Pacific, Lynch claimed four more victories, and was killed while strafing Japanese barges on 8 March 1944.
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bound for
Brisbane, Australia. The squadron (redesignated the 39th Fighter Squadron on 15 May) was one of the first units deployed to
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Lynch was born on 9 December 1916, the third of seven children to Irish immigrants
William and Alice (McGeehan) Lynch in
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beachhead. For this action, which resulted in the breaking up of an attempted
Japanese bombing raid, he was awarded the
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1076:"Lt. Col Thomas J. Lynch Killed in air duel in S. Pacific, Bride informed; Catasauqua stunned by death of ace"
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On 24 March, Lynch became commander of the 39th Fighter Squadron. On the afternoon of 8 May, he shot down a "
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Bridge was renamed the Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lynch Memorial Bridge after its December 2015 reopening.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7th, and by January, 1942 twenty pilots of the 39th were aboard the
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on their way to bomb the Lae convoy on the next day. On 3 March, he claimed another Zero during the
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as an aviation cadet in June 1940, completed pilot training, and earned his wings at
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airfield. On 27 December, Lynch became an ace after he shot down two
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The data in the following table is from Newton and Senning (1978).
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United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
1150:"History Buff Researches Career Of Valley's World War II Ace"
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Lynch claimed another victory on 12 June. He was promoted to
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force
1044:"Lt. Col. Thomas Lynch, Air Hero, Killed in New Guinea"
226:, the squadron was deployed to Australia and then to
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United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
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The Battle for Wau: New Guinea's Frontline 1942–1943
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1450:Newton, Wesely P. Jr.; Senning, Calvin F. (1978) .
1016:"US Federal Census 1930 Enumeration District 39–56"
943:. He is also listed on the Walls of the Missing at
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1180:. U.S. Army Air Corps. January 1, 1941. p. 23
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678:with one silver and threebronze oak leaf clusters
1401:"After years of delays, Hokey Bridge opens again"
684:(second ribbon required for accouterment spacing)
420:Lynch returned to combat in January, assigned to
368:on 31 December during a bomber escort mission to
320:Captain Thomas J. Lynch and his P-38 (March 1943)
1120:"Wing's history gives POW/MIA day bigger impact"
308:. The squadron spent most of the year training.
16:United States Army Air Force pilot (1916–1944)
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447:On 8 March, Lynch and Bong strafed barges in
397:in July. While on a bomber escort mission to
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1175:"U.S. Army Air Corps News Letter, v.24, n.1"
21:Tom Lynch (Australian footballer, born 1992)
1327:"WWII ace cut down within reach of the top"
1091:"WWII ace cut down within reach of the top"
991:"Thomas Lynch – C.O. 39th Fighter Squadron"
432:on a flight back from an escort mission to
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1435:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
637:United States Army Air Forces pilot badge
19:For the Australian rules footballer, see
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460:Lynch earned the following decorations:
2171:List of United States World War II aces
1290:Haulman, Daniel L. (11 December 2007).
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237:squadron to be reequipped with the new
195:(9 December 1916 – 8 March 1944) was a
2242:United States Army Air Forces colonels
1294:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1212:"Valor awards for Thomas Joseph Lynch"
939:placed for him at Calvary Cemetery in
1500:Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
296:(Class 41-A). He was assigned to the
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2272:Military personnel from Pennsylvania
1292:"39 Flying Training Squadron (AFRC)"
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756:Distinguished Service Cross citation
2232:Aviators killed by being shot down
2227:People from Hazleton, Pennsylvania
1122:. 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
1118:Kee, Zachary (20 September 2013).
777:Date of Action: December 27, 1942
14:
2207:American World War II flying aces
1399:Shortell, Tom (3 December 2015).
1380:Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
989:Sherman, Stephen (28 June 2011).
424:alongside fellow top-scoring ace
2277:American people of Irish descent
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1352:"Valor awards for Thomas Lynch"
746:Army Presidential Unit Citation
409:bomber on 4 September over the
1148:Whelan, Frank (4 March 1984).
941:North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
701:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
689:American Defense Service Medal
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2267:Catasauqua High School alumni
2262:Recipients of the Silver Star
2176:List of top World War II aces
1512:(cenotaph – Calvary Cemetery)
1470:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
771:Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
749:with bronze oak leaf cluster
669:with bronze oak leaf cluster
197:United States Army Air Forces
108:United States Army Air Forces
1325:Devlin, Ron (8 March 2004).
1089:Devlin, Ron (8 March 2004).
290:United States Army Air Corps
212:United States Army Air Corps
2257:Recipients of the Air Medal
1553:United States World War II
1467:P-38 Lightning Aces 1942–43
1059:– via Newspapers.com.
644:Distinguished Service Cross
362:Distinguished Service Cross
166:Distinguished Service Cross
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2237:Aviators from Pennsylvania
711:World War II Victory Medal
656:Distinguished Flying Cross
381:Battle of the Bismarck Sea
174:Distinguished Flying Cross
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1736:Dominic Salvatore Gentile
1557:with 15+ aerial victories
1429:Bradley, Phillip (2008).
1376:"Lt Col. Thomas J. Lynch"
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278:University of Pittsburgh
243:Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
214:in 1940, Lynch flew the
2003:William T. Whisner Jr.
1464:Stanaway, John (2014).
1216:valor.militarytimes.com
696:American Campaign Medal
377:Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks
340:Aces of the 39th FS at
239:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
1915:John C. "Pappy" Herbst
791:Aerial victory credits
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364:. He claimed two more
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294:Maxwell Field, Alabama
271:Catasauqua High School
224:attack on Pearl Harbor
66:Hazleton, Pennsylvania
1154:Sunday Call-Chronicle
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366:Mitsubishi A6M Zeroes
354:Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars
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220:39th Pursuit Squadron
146:39th Fighter Squadron
114:Years of service
2107:Edward "Porky" Cragg
2083:David Lee "Tex" Hill
1979:James S. Varnell Jr.
1963:John F. Thornell Jr.
1629:Charles H. MacDonald
1498:(memorial listing –
456:Military decorations
210:. After joining the
2115:Kenneth H. Dahlberg
2067:Richard A. Peterson
2035:Charles R. Stimpson
1800:Robert B. Westbrook
1744:Fred J. Christensen
430:Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony
407:Kawasaki Ki-48 Lily
306:Bell P-39 Airacobra
269:and graduated from
216:Bell P-39 Airacobra
193:Thomas Joseph Lynch
30:Thomas Joseph Lynch
1883:Glenn T. Eagleston
1827:Patrick D. Fleming
1704:David C. Schilling
1688:Eugene A. Valencia
897:16 September 1943
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704:with three bronze
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200:lieutenant colonel
136:35th Fighter Group
126:Lieutenant Colonel
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2043:George S. Welch
1987:John T. Godfrey
1939:John B. England
1859:Arthur J. Benko
1819:Glenn E. Duncan
1807:
1792:Thomas J. Lynch
1680:Cecil E. Harris
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326:SS Ancon (1901)
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265:. Lynch was an
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