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RUNDELL, John Philip - Date of
birth
1 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Watertown, Dane County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Rock County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36824229 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - unknown
Immediate family
-
Members
Oliver S. Rundell (father)
Abigail E. (Parmley) Rundell (mother)
Oliver S. Rundell (brother)
Abigail E. Rundell (sister)
Hugh A. Rundell (brother)
Barbara J. Rundell (sister)
Janet E. Rundell (sister)
Ruth Rundell (sister)
Mary L. (Rowley) Rundell (wife)
Jane Rundell (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt John P. Rundell graduated from the University of Wisconsin where he was a member of the basketball team.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.rowleyresearch.org, The Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel - 25 November 1940
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=123825