Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 26 May, 2011
Unit: 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment
Hometown: West Salem, Ohio
1st Lt. John M. Runkle, 27, of West Salem, Ohio, died May 26 of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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