The Story
Pfc Ralph Lynn was killed in action on 15 June 1944, serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. On this date, the 116th Infantry Regiment as a whole was holding defensive positions, with patrols pushed out to the front to keep watch on the surrounding area. Records at the division level do not break this activity down by individual company or battery, so it is not possible to state precisely what the Regimental Troops themselves were doing, but they would have been operating within this broader defensive posture maintained by the regiment. Pfc Lynn was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
Source: NARA