Robert "Bob" Edward Lynch

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Name: Robert "Bob" Edward Lynch
Location of Birth: Kinney, Minnesota
Date of Birth: June 8, 1916
Date of Death: November 5, 1974
Parents: Sam R. Lynch & Violet (Hydukovich) Lynch
High School and Class: 1934 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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Highest Rank: CAPT (Captain)
Branch: Army
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Date of Discharge: December 22, 1945
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Robert Edward Lynch
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: June 8, 1916
Birth Place: Kinney, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Self, Hibbing, Minnesota
Weight: 160
Height: 5-9
Complexion: Dark brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Other characteristic: Scar on left thumb
Next of Kin: Sam Rudolph Lynch, father, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota

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Civilian Life:
Bob Lynch married Antoinette Kosovich in Mason City, Iowa in 1941. He had lived in Calumet since he was a small boy. He was a prominent businessman and was active in many village and district organizations. He was a member of the St. Vasillije of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church, Chisholm, Minnesota; Chupurdia-Knight VFW Post; and president of the West Area Recreation Club.

Bob died in Hibbing, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Serbian Section - Block 54). He is survived by his wife, Antoinette; two daughters, Donna Carlton & Kathleen Lothrop; three sons, Dr. Donald Lynch, Dr. Leonard Lynch, and Robert Lynch; his mother, Violet Lynch; one sister, Dessa Flood; and seven grandchildren.

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