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Central Intelligence Agency officer

Grayston LeRoy Lynch

Born June 14, 1923, in Gilmer, Texas, Lynch lied about his age by claiming to be born in 1920 and enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1938 and was assigned to 5th Cavalry at Fort Clark, Texas. During World War II he was assigned to the Second Division as platoon sergeant. During D day he landed at Omaha Beach and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he was seriously wounded. He served in the Korean War with the Second Division as Second Lt., promoted to First Lt., wounded at Battle of Bloody Ridge. Later served in Laos with 77th Special Forces Group as Captain, retiring from them in 1960.

Lynch received a BA degree in political science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1953.

In 1960 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) working under Theodore Shackley. Grayston spent the majority of his time between Key West and Miami. After the Bay of Pigs, Grayston began conducting paramilitary training of Cuban exiles at JMWAVE and conducted commando raids inside Cuba for six years. He personally led over 100 raids into Cuba.

Grayston Joined Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) which would later be renamed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Grayston was recruited by Lucien Conien into Bureau of Narcotics Counter Intelligence Network (BUNCIN), later renamed DEA Clandestine Operations Network (DEACON) after the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) was renamed Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Bob Medell requisitioned Grayston Lynch to work directly with him in BUNCIN. Lynch's primary task was to identify offshore suppliers of illegal drugs. Grayston had been running secret CIA operations in Cuba, Central and South America for many years and developed numerous clandestine resources.

Lynch wrote a book, Decision for Disaster: Betrayal at the Bay of Pigs, based on his experience leading the rebel Brigade 2506.