Perry Runnels Jr.

Perry L. Runnels Jr.

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 11/19/1944

Perry Lester Runnels Jr. was born in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana on September 26, 1924.

His home of residence was listed as New Carlisle,
St. Joseph County, Indiana. His religion was listed as Protestant.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on July 11, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class in Company C on August 20, 1944.

Private First Class Runnels died on November 19, 1944 of wounds received in action in Germany
during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.

Above: The entry for Perry Runnels Jr. in the casualty lists of the 22nd Infantry for the month of November 1944 indicating
that he was Seriously Wounded in Action (SWA) on November 19, 1944. His status was later changed to Died Of Wounds (DOW).

Note that in the 22nd Infantry records Runnels had no indication of a middle initial (NMI).

Perry L. Runnels Jr. was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Indiana.

Burial:
Olive Chapel Cemetery
New Carlisle
St. Joseph County
Indiana
Plot: Row 7

Grave marker for Perry Runnels Jr.

Photo by Carol & Mel Hochstetler from the Find A Grave website

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