William Haisley Lynch - Gainesville, FL
N 29° 37.731 W 082° 18.731
17R E 372969 N 3278379
The grave of William Haisley Lynch is located in Evergreen Cemetery in Gainesville, Florida, USA. According to his headstone, he was killed in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France during World War I.
Waymark Code: WMR1KX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2016
Views: 4
The headstone inscription reads:
William Haisley Lynch
M. G. Co. 167th Inf. 42nd Div.
Killed in Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Cote D'Chatillon France
December 3, 1895
October 17, 1918
"William Haisley Lynch was Alachua County's only World War I combat casualty. He was the son of longtime postmaster Louis Lynch. At the age of 21, he enlisted and found a way into combat overseas. He was accepted into the Marines and saw action at Chateau Thierry, St. Mehiel and Meuse-Argonne.
Lynch was killed in combat on Oct. 17 in one of the last battles of World War I. He was buried in a shell hole on the field by his comrades. Five months later, his father went to France and found his son's remains and brought them back to Gainesville for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
The American Legion Post 16 in north Gainesville and Haisley Lynch Park in downtown Gainesville are named in honor of William Haisley Lynch."
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