Runkle, John M.
Army 1st lieutenant
John M. Runkle, age 27, from West Salem, Ohio, Wayne county.
Parents: John and Christine (Root) Runkle
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Northwestern High (2002)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Killed were 1st Lt. John M. Runkle, Staff Sgt. Edward D. Mills Jr., Staff Sgt. Ergin V. Osman, Sgt. Thomas A. Bohall, Sgt. Louie A. Ramos
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National, Rittman
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Matteson Funeral Home