Born: November 4, 1921 Technician Fifth Class, United States Army Air Forces Service# 6574386
C CO, 803RD ENGINEER BATTALION (AVIATION), PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Date of Enlistment: July 26, 1939 Home or Place of Enlistment: Wendell, Idaho Date of Loss: June 22, 1942 Cabanatuan, Central Luzon, Philippines
Stanton W. Runyon was a Technician, Fifth Grade in the Army during World War II. Stanton was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to PW Camp #1 near Cabanatuan, Luzon, Phillipines where 3,213 other American POWs were held. Stanton’s capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on January 4, 1943. Based on these two reports, Stanton was imprisoned for at least 242 days (~9 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. Ultimately, Stanton died as a prisoner of war.