Allen James Lynch
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About
U.S. Army soldier in the Vietnam War, who received the Medal of Honor for rescuing three wounded soldiers by himself and defending them from enemy fire until evacuation.
Before Fame
In 1964, he joined the Army and began serving in Company D, 1st Battalion.
Trivia
He worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs and then went on to work as chief of the Illinois Attorney General's Veterans Rights Bureau.
Family Life
He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Associated With
Richard Nixon awarded him with the Medal of Honor.
