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His military service began in March 1943, including frontline combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, where he led patrols and special forces operations and suffered career-ending injuries from a combat jump. 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USA retired, died December 5, 2021, at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, of injuries sustained ina fall and concomitant war injuries. He was 97 years old.  \nPat entered military service in March 1943 in Massachusetts and served continuously on the front lines until March 1945. During WWII, he made amphibious landings at Anzio Beachhead, Italy, and St. Maxine Beachhead, France. He was buried alive when a direct shell hit his foxhole at Anzio, killing his foxhole mate. He was hospitalized and returned to the front within a week. He was wounded again in Dole, eastern France.  \nIn 1950, Pat saw combat in Korea, leading over 80 consecutive patrols behind enemy lines. Wounded, he spent three days behind enemy lines in a foxhole, when his Battalion was overrun by the enemy. He received a Battlefield Commission to 2nd Lieutenant for outstanding combat leadership while under fire on March 15, 1951.  \nIn 1952, 2nd Lt. Flynn became an original member of the 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne, at Bad Toelz, Germany. Personally recruited by Colonel Aaron Bank, he organized and commanded a Special Forces A Team during the Cold war. Pat was promoted to First Lieutenant during this time.  \nIn March 1957, promoted to Captain, First Bn, 4th Inf, Fort Devens, Pat served as Officer in Charge of long-range patrolling, survival behind enemy lines and winter survival training at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.  \nIn 1957, a Reduction in Force led to a reversion in rank to M/Sgt, due to Pat’s lack of a college degree. He went on to serve as First Sgt. Tank Co, lst Bn 2nd Armored Cavalry in Bindlach, Germany.  \nIn 1958, Pat served at VII Corps Headquarters, Office of the ACofS, G-3, Stuttgart, Germany.  \nFrom 1961 to 1962, Pat served with the Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol Co. Airborne, Stuttgart, Germany. (The first LRRP Company ever in the US Army) .  \nIn 1962, Pat joined Company C, 5th Special Forces Group, Airborne, as First Sgt. in Fort Bragg, N.C. He was a leader of a B Team, controlling 7 A teams of Green Berets operating in the Delta in Vietnam.  \nPromoted to S/MAJ E9 in February 1963, Pat sustained catastrophic and career ending injuries during a combat jump in Vietnam in early October 1963. He was evacuated stateside and hospitalized at Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg for over four months.  \nIn 1965, Pat requested and was reassigned to the University of Illinois ROTC program where he served until his retirement from military service on January 1, 1969, as S/Maj E9 . Reinstated by the Defense Dept. to Captain, (CPT/02) in 2001.  \nPat’s decorations include the Triple Infantry Combat Badge signifying combat in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam; the Bronze Star; MED 1stOak Leaf Cluster; the Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant; five Purple Hearts; the ETO Ribbon with six stars and a bronze arrowhead for service with the Forty-Fifth Infantry Division; and the Korean Ribbon with four battle stars for service with the Second Infantry Division. A master parachutist, Pat earned his Vietnamese parachute wings. He was an instructor in many facets of military life including: Armor, Winter Warfare, Special Forces activities including sabotage, demolition, escape and evasion, and explosives.  \nPat is a graduate of the University of Illinois, B.S. 1971, and earned his Master of Science degree at Northeastern University in 1984.  \nFollowing retirement, Pat was an administrator at the University of Illinois, Office of Space Utilization. In 1973, Pat returned to Massachusetts and joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Promoted to Associate Registrar, Pat served in that capacity until his retirement in 1991.  \nIn 1989, Pat was elected Commander of the National Order of Battlefield Commissions. The organization is comprised of men who earned a battlefield commission for leadership and bravery during WWII and Korea. On April 8, 1992, the group dedicated a memorial granite stone and oak tree at Arli","cbCaioPIpWb2UE3M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioPIpWb2UE3M","pdf",88360,"English","# Military service timeline\n## World War II\n## Korea\n## Special Forces and Vietnam\n## Later service and education\n# Honors, decorations, and post-retirement activities\n## Decorations and parachutist training\n## Education and university roles\n## Civic involvement and awards\n## Commemoration and burial plans","[{\"question\":\"When did Winston “Pat” Flynn die and what were the circumstances?\",\"answer\":\"He died December 5, 2021 at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts, after injuries sustained in a fall and related war injuries.\"},{\"question\":\"What roles and units did he serve in across major wars?\",\"answer\":\"He served continuously from March 1943 to March 1945 on the WWII front lines, saw combat in Korea in 1950 with over 80 patrols, and later became an original member of the 10th Special Forces Group, organizing and commanding a Special Forces A Team; in Vietnam he led operations controlling multiple Green Beret A Teams.\"},{\"question\":\"What injury did he sustain in Vietnam and what was the outcome?\",\"answer\":\"In early October 1963, he sustained catastrophic and career-ending injuries during a combat jump in Vietnam; he was evacuated to the United States and hospitalized for over four months.\"}]","Winston-Pat-Flynn-BIO | PDF",1792702217]