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RUNYAN, James H - Date of
birth
3 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Rhea County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Evensville, Rhea County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34990768 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hohnstein, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Wil W. Runyan (father)
Myrtle (McDowell) Runyan (mother)
Billy H. Runyan (brother)
Margaret J. Runyan (sister)
More information
Pvt James H. Runyan attended high school for one year before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 15 May 1944.He was taken prisoner on 6 January 1945 and in Stalag IV-A of croupous pneumonia. He was initially buried at the cemetery of Porschdorf, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com – Knapp Family Tree, Europe Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel / Sueellen McDaniel