Lloyd Chisolm Runnels, Jr

Second Lieutenant
3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
11 November 1943 - 23 November 1967
San Diego, California
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1ST MARDIV

1ST MARINES


Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Lloyd Chisolm Runnels, Jr

30 Oct 2007

Hey, Lloyd! We miss you and think about you every day!! We are all extremely saddened by your loss knowing what you would have become but we are extremely proud of what you did for the rest of us.

As your big brother (in-law), I am doing the best I can to live up to the sacrifice and honor that you bestowed on me and your grateful descendants. You would be proud of your sister, who has set a great example as mother and model student for your three nephews, George, Lloyd and Chisholm. Our son, Jeep (George, Jr) is a successful business man; Lloyd, your name sake, has become a great family doctor and Chisholm, who carries your middle name, is a successful aerospace engineer. You would be proud to have known them, as they would you.

I hope those who visit you here also will visit other sites that honor you so that they can remember with us what a great person you were.

Kay and I also placed a memorial chair in your honor at my Naval Academy Navy/Marine Corps Memorial stadium.

We will never forget you, Marine!! Sleep well!! SemperFi!!

Love, your family,
Kay and George
Jeep, Indy, and Sloane
Lloyd, Julia, Lloyd, Jr, Emerson and Chisholm

Placed by his brother-in-law,
George P. Tracy
13610 Cambria Bay Lane, Delray Beach, Florida 33446
gtracy@erols.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

According to the 2/1 Command Chronology for November 1967, while 3rd Plt, Hotel 2/1 was operating about 6 kilometers south-southeast of Quang Tri Airfield on the 23rd a box-type mine was tripped at 2320H, killing three men and wounding one other. The three dead were
  • 2ndLt Lloyd C. Runnels, San Diego, CA;
  • Cpl Francis J. Muraco, Winchester, MA; and
  • LCpl John J. Martinez.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his brother-in-Law,
George P. Tracy
13610 Cambria Bay Lane, Delray Beach, Florida 33446
gtracy@erols.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 30 Oct 2007
Last updated 10/31/2007