A Soldier's Story: Captain Father Lawrence Edward Lynch - WWII
Captain Father Lawrence Edward Lynch was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 17, 1906. He attended Brooklyn area schools before entering the seminary at Redemptorist Preparatory Academy in August 1919. He took formal religious vows on August 2, 1927, and was ordained a priest 1932 at Mount St Alphonsus in New York City. His early years as a priest were spent within the New York Diocese; however, in September 1941, knowing the country was facing war, Captain Father Lawrence E. Lynch enlisted in the US Army as a chaplain. He was first assigned to the 8th Infantry at Camp Wheeler, Georiga, before being transferred to the 7th Armored Division. In December 1943, Captain Father Lawrence Lynch deployed to the Pacific and was assigned to the Headquarters Service Command at New Caledonia. While at New Caledonia, Captain Father Lawrence Lynch organized the assignments of other priest chaplains, created a radio broadcast called "The Catholic Hour," and established a regular devotio...