Grayston Lynch Military person

Grayston L. Lynch (14 June 1923 – 10 August 2008) was an American soldier and CIA officer. He was one of the two CIA 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.Lynch was born in Tampa, Florida and was the son of an oil driller.He was wounded at Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and Heartbreak Ridge in 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. He was selected from the elite to become a Paramilitary Operations Officer in the CIA's famed Special Activities Division in 1960. For his extraordinary heroism at the Bay of Pigs, Lynch was awarded the Intelligence Star, the CIA's most coveted award. In the six years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, he ran commando raids into Cuba. Lynch retired from the CIA in 1971.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 14, 1923
Birth place	Texas , Victoria Texas
Date of death	August 10, 2008
Place of death	Tampa Florida , Florida

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allegiance	United States of America
award	Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Silver Star Intelligence Star
military operations	Korean War Laos Vietnam War World War II Bay of Pigs Invasion
military branch	United States Army Central Intelligence Agency
military unit	Special Forces (United States Army) Special Activities Division Military Assistance Command Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group