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William K Runkel 1921 - 1999

William King Runkel of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN was born on March 19, 1921, and died at age 77 years old on February 12, 1999. William Runkel was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 9 Site 863 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
William King Runkel
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN 55117
March 19, 1921
February 12, 1999
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  • 03/19
    1921

    Birthday

    March 19, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Ramsey County, Minnesota United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: S SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 20751365 Enlisted: January 6, 1941 in St Paul Minnesota Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Or Army Mine Planter Service Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • 02/12
    1999

    Death

    February 12, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 9 Site 863 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that William K Runkel was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1950, by the time he was 29 years old, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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